birching Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- flailing
- tanning
- caning
- thrashing
- strapping
- flagellating
- cowhiding
- punching
- smacking
- clipping
- hitting
- mauling
- pounding
- knocking
- rawhiding
- banging
- whacking
- batting
- leathering
- licking
- slapping
- whaling
- scourging
- cutting
- switching
- horsewhipping
Weak:
- basting
- thumping
- cudgelling
- swatting
- buffeting
- bludgeoning
- battering
- clapping
- quirting
- socking
- swiping
- thwacking
- knouting
- clouting
- paddling
- roughing
- pummeling
- beating
- lathering
- clobbering
- busting
- whopping
- slugging
- pummelling
- bopping
- drubbing
- working-over
- belting
- cuffing
- smiting
- touching-up
- clubbing
- slating
- boxing
- hammering
- threshing
- pasting
- mangling
- bashing
- pistol-whipping
- walloping
- cudgeling
- cracking
- pelting
- blackjacking
Meaning of birching
Webster
birching (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Birch
birching Sentence Examples
- Birching was a common form of corporal punishment in schools during the 19th century.
- The practice of birching involved striking the offender with a bundle of birch rods.
- In some cultures, birching was used as a judicial punishment for minor crimes.
- The schoolmaster administered a birching to the disobedient student as a deterrent for future misbehavior.
- The sound of the birching echoed through the courtyard as the punishment was carried out.
- The severity of the birching varied depending on the offense committed.
- Some societies abolished the practice of birching due to concerns about its effectiveness and potential for abuse.
- The criminal received a sentence of birching for his involvement in the theft.
- Birching fell out of favor as a punishment in many countries during the 20th century.
- The use of birching as a disciplinary measure has been met with criticism and controversy.
FAQs About the word birching
of Birch
slashing,whipping, lashing, flicking, spanking, flogging, hiding, flailing, tanning, caning
No antonyms found.
Birching was a common form of corporal punishment in schools during the 19th century.
The practice of birching involved striking the offender with a bundle of birch rods.
In some cultures, birching was used as a judicial punishment for minor crimes.
The schoolmaster administered a birching to the disobedient student as a deterrent for future misbehavior.
