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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process by which something is threshed.
2. 2
   the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of thresh form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

thrashingthrashing

Example

More examples

"My children are threshing wheat."

Etymology

From Middle English thresshyng; equivalent to thresh + -ing.

Related phrases

threshing boardthreshing floorthreshing machinethreshing rollerthreshing sledthreshing sledge

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