flogging
/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflɑːɡɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
flogging — noun
- floggingsingular
- floggingsplural
1. a physical punishment in which a person is struck many times across the back or
a physical punishment in which a person is struck many times across the back or body with a whip, a stick, or a similar instrument, especially as a formal penalty under law or military discipline
In eighteenth-century England, pickpockets often received a public flogging as a deterrent.
receive + a flogging — passive structure for receiving punishment
Chen read about the flogging of political prisoners in his history textbook.
Human rights organisations have documented the use of flogging in several countries.
Diego's great-grandfather was given a flogging for stealing bread from the estate kitchen.
The novel opens with a graphic description of a flogging on a Caribbean sugar plantation.
- whipping
the most common everyday term; 'flogging' is more formal and often implies a legal or military penalty
- caning
specifically uses a cane or rattan stick; associated with school and judicial punishment in Southeast Asia and former British colonies
- lashing
emphasises the tying or binding of the person being punished; often used in naval or maritime contexts
用法筆記
Frequently used in historical, legal, or human-rights reporting contexts. In modern everyday conversation, 'whipping' or 'beating' are more common than 'flogging'. Distinguish from the idiomatic phrase 'flogging a dead horse' (UK), which means wasting energy on a pointless effort.