Drubbing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sound defeat

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɜːɹɔɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌbɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌbɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɜːɹɔɪdz/.

Examples

We licked the other team on Sunday!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whipping whacking lacing lick walloping bat cream slaughter trouncing thrash clobber thrashing debacle beating licking drub

Parts of Speech

noun	a sound defeat
noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight “We licked the other team on Sunday!”

Word Forms

thrash	verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
wallop	verb	defeat soundly and utterly
drub	verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
trounce	verb	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
whip	verb	defeat thoroughly
beat	verb	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
whack	verb	hit hard
drubbing	noun	a sound defeat
thrashing	noun	a sound defeat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niederlage

eine klare Niederlage

🇫🇷French

raclée

une défaite sonore

🇪🇸Spanish

paliza

una derrota sonora

🇮🇹Italian

batosta

una sonora sconfitta

🇳🇱Dutch

mishandelen

een klinkende nederlaag

🇵🇹Portuguese

surra

uma derrota sonora

🇷🇺Russian

избиение

серьезное поражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हार

एक गहरी हार

🇧🇩Bengali

মাতাল

একটি শব্দ পরাজয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தேய்த்தல்

ஒரு ஒலி தோல்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రబ్బింగ్

ఒక ధ్వని ఓటమి

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रबिंग

एक आवाज पराभव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રબિંગ

એક ધ્વનિ હાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರುಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್

ಒಂದು ಧ್ವನಿ ಸೋಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രബ്ബിംഗ്

ഒരു ശബ്ദ പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਬਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈربنگ

ایک آواز شکست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痛击

彻底的失败

🇯🇵Japanese

たたく

健全な敗北

🇰🇷Korean

문지르기

건전한 패배

🇻🇳Vietnamese

say xỉn

một thất bại âm thanh

🇹🇭Thai

การขัดถู

ความพ่ายแพ้เสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekalahan

kekalahan telak

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-drub

isang tunog na pagkatalo

🇲🇾Malay

menggelecek

kekalahan yang mantap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزيمة

هزيمة سليمة

🇮🇷Persian

داب زدن

یک شکست صوتی

🇹🇷Turkish

sarhoşluk

sağlam bir yenilgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכתש

תבוסה קולית

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