Flogging
['flɑɡɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flog
(a. & n.) from Flog, v. t.
Checker: Roland
Examples
- Wal, boys, the best way is to give him the flogging to do, till he gets over his notions. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A little flogging for man and woman too would be the best way of preventing such things. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Wal, then, Tom shall have the pleasure of flogging her. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I'd be glad to see her down for a flogging, I'll bound! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I too am for flogging, said he, since, such as you see me here before you, I am become by mere dint of birch. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I had to take a flogging because I wouldn't do it myself. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Edited by Elsie