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DRUBBING
beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
(noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
(noun) a sound defeat
DRUB
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; “We licked the other team on Sunday!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
drubbing
present participle of drub
Noun
drubbing (plural drubbings)
A severe beating.
A thorough defeat.
Source: Wiktionary
DRUB
Drub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Drubbing.] Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dræbe to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch, Icel. drepa to strike, kill.]
Definition: To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel. Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel. L'Estrange.
Drub, n.
Definition: A blow with a cudgel; a thump. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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