How do you use Thrashing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like drubbing or trouncing, plus the exact meaning.
Thrashing in a sentence
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Thrashing meaning
present participle and gerund of thrash
Synonyms of Thrashing
Using Thrashing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of thrash
- Useful related words include: drubbing, trouncing, licking, whacking.
- In the example corpus, thrashing often appears in combinations such as: thrashing of, after thrashing, thrashing by.
Context around Thrashing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thrashing
- In this selection, "thrashing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, debut, ibrox, think, singapore, scottish and two stand out and add context to how "thrashing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 before thrashing scottish side and 4 0 thrashing against aston. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thrashing" sits close to words such as abode, acknowledgment and acquaintances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thrashing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I think thrashing is the word I would use,” Aydlett said. (11 words)
A 5-1 thrashing Singapore outfit Lion City Sailors will boost confidence. (12 words)
He also remembered his “first beer” at around age 12 after a long day of thrashing. (16 words)
Brentford handed them a 4-0 thrashing back in August, with all the goals coming in the opening 45 minutes, and Manchester City also scored four before the break en route to a 6-3 victory in October. (38 words)
Henry picked up four including his compatriot Daryl Mitchell, who put together a superb 105 on Lancashire debut, thrashing two huge sixes and weaving an acceptable team total, before becoming last out with Lancashire trailing by 35. (37 words)
Brentford’s unbeaten run in the top flight stretches back to a 4-0 thrashing against Aston Villa at the end of October and includes victories over Manchester City, picking up 21 points in the process. (36 words)
And he explicitly name-checks the budding genre in the anthemic chorus: “Adrenaline starts to flow / You’re thrashing all around / Acting like a maniac / Whiplash! (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 5-1 thrashing Singapore outfit Lion City Sailors will boost confidence.
Aberdeen manager Barry Robson was firmly in the firing line among the support following his side’s 6-0 thrashing by Celtic at Celtic Park.
And he explicitly name-checks the budding genre in the anthemic chorus: “Adrenaline starts to flow / You’re thrashing all around / Acting like a maniac / Whiplash!
A senior Conservative councillor has accused the Lib Dems and Labour of thrashing out “dodgy” and “secret” deals behind closed doors in a bid to team up and run South Gloucestershire Council.
Aston Villa won for the first time this season as they routed Everton 4-0 on Sunday to erase the bitter taste of last weekend’s thrashing at Newcastle.
Barkley scored a brilliant goal against Rennes on January 2 in a 2-1 defeat, and then came off the bench to score twice in Wednesday's 6-1 thrashing of Montpellier.
Brentford handed them a 4-0 thrashing back in August, with all the goals coming in the opening 45 minutes, and Manchester City also scored four before the break en route to a 6-3 victory in October.
Brentford’s unbeaten run in the top flight stretches back to a 4-0 thrashing against Aston Villa at the end of October and includes victories over Manchester City, picking up 21 points in the process.
By contrast, their opponents Villa beat Everton convincingly 4-0 before thrashing Scottish side Hibernian 5-0 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League qualifier.
Casemiro is United's only specialist defensive midfielder and Ten Hag started last season with Scott McTominay holding the fort until United were steamrollered by Manchester City in a 6-3 thrashing in October.
Conservative MPs see it as an overtly political visit – an opportunity to smooth relations that may otherwise be left bristling after the thorny business of thrashing out a deal.
For 7 years, we have all come together and helped bring some magic back to St James' Park," the group said after Sunday's thrashing.
Having not won back-to-back league games this season, they needed three points to ensure they didn't spurn the optimism generated from the 4-0 thrashing of Queens Park Rangers.
Head coach De Zerbi was reluctant to deviate from a four-man defence against United or drop midfielder Billy Gilmour following his starring role in last Saturday’s 6-0 thrashing of Wolves.
He also remembered his “first beer” at around age 12 after a long day of thrashing.
Henry picked up four including his compatriot Daryl Mitchell, who put together a superb 105 on Lancashire debut, thrashing two huge sixes and weaving an acceptable team total, before becoming last out with Lancashire trailing by 35.
Hibs fans expected their side to be still stinging after last week’s Ibrox thrashing and go at the Hoops from the off.
His last hat-trick came in a 7-2 thrashing of Liverpool and this goal-fest was every bit as unexpected as Villa pulverised their highly-regarded opponents.
In a move that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, Ronaldo was left out of the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 thrashing of Switzerland.
I think thrashing is the word I would use,” Aydlett said.
Common combinations with thrashing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- thrashing of 35×
- after thrashing 15×
- thrashing by 13×
- thrashing at 13×
- the thrashing 9×
- of thrashing 8×
- in thrashing 6×
- with thrashing 6×
- thrashing the 6×
- thrashing out 5×