Synonyms:
whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
Meaning: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Usage examples
Pershing had whipped one of the farmer's children, and the enraged parent intended to give the young schoolmaster a flogging.
The last flogging I received from him, was about four weeks before last Christmas; he then tied me up to a locust tree standing before the door, and whipped me to his satisfaction."