What does "thwacking" mean?

The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.

What is a synonym for "thwacking"?

Common synonyms include: beating, smackdown.

Thwacking

noun, verb

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Noun

1
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
"The next day he realised that, glorious as his hiding place was as an escape from books and thwackings, it had its disadvantages: the chief was that there was nothing to eat and drink, and that is a very serious thing for a growing boy […]"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of thwack form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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beating smackdown

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"The next day he realised that, glorious as his hiding place was as an escape from books and thwackings, it had its disadvantages: the chief was that there was nothing to eat and drink, and that is a very serious thing for a growing boy […]"

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