Flog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beat severely with a whip or rod

beat with a cane

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɑːɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɒɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɒɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɑːɡ/.

Examples

The teacher often flogged the students
The children were severely trounced

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slash lash strap trounce welt lambaste cane whip lambast lather

Parts of Speech

verb	beat severely with a whip or rod “The teacher often flogged the students”
verb	beat with a cane

Word Forms

flogging	noun	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
welt	noun	a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
whip	noun	an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
whipper	noun	a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
whipping	noun	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
lash	noun	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
strap	noun	whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
trouncing	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
cane	noun	a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prügeln

heftig mit der Peitsche oder Rute schlagen

🇫🇷French

fouetter

battre violemment avec un fouet ou une tige

🇪🇸Spanish

azotar

golpear severamente con un látigo o una vara

🇮🇹Italian

fustigare

battere forte con una frusta o una verga

🇳🇱Dutch

geseling

zwaar geslagen met een zweep of staaf

🇵🇹Portuguese

açoitar

bater severamente com um chicote ou vara

🇷🇺Russian

порка

сильно избить кнутом или розгой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाबुक से मारना

कोड़े या छड़ी से बुरी तरह पीटना

🇧🇩Bengali

চাবুক

একটি চাবুক বা রড দিয়ে গুরুতরভাবে মারধর

🇮🇳Tamil

கசையடி

ஒரு சவுக்கை அல்லது கம்பியால் கடுமையாக அடிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొరడా

కొరడాతో లేదా రాడ్‌తో తీవ్రంగా కొట్టారు

🇮🇳Marathi

फटके मारणे

चाबूक किंवा रॉडने कठोरपणे मारहाण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોરડા

ચાબુક અથવા સળિયા વડે ગંભીર રીતે મારવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರಡೆ

ಚಾವಟಿ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಡ್ನಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಸೋಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചമ്മട്ടി

ഒരു ചാട്ടയോ വടിയോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കഠിനമായി അടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਰੜੇ

ਕੋਰੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਡੰਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੁੱਟੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوڑے مارنا

کوڑے یا چھڑی سے شدید مارو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鞭打

用鞭子或棍子狠狠地打

🇯🇵Japanese

鞭打ち

鞭や棒で激しく殴る

🇰🇷Korean

팔다

채찍이나 몽둥이로 심하게 때린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

roi vọt

đánh đập nặng nề bằng roi hoặc gậy

🇹🇭Thai

เฆี่ยนตี

ตีให้แรงด้วยแส้หรือไม้เรียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencambuk

pukul dengan keras dengan cambuk atau tongkat

🇵🇭Filipino

hampasin

bugbugin ng malakas gamit ang latigo o pamalo

🇲🇾Malay

sebat

pukul dengan kuat menggunakan cambuk atau joran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جلد

اضرب بشدة بالسوط أو العصا

🇮🇷Persian

شلاق زدن

با تازیانه یا میله به شدت بکوبید

🇹🇷Turkish

kırbaçlamak

bir kırbaç veya sopayla şiddetli bir şekilde dövmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלקוֹת

להכות קשות עם שוט או מוט

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