Thrashing
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: waving about; flailing
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To beat mercilessly. Dance: slam-dancing.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: action of the verb to thrash a beating, especially a severe one excessive paging within virtual storage Dance: slam-dancing.
Whipping
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hit with a whip.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The punishment of being whipped.A heavy defeat; a thrashing.A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
Example sentence: The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.