birching Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- leathering
- caning
- punching
- batting
- horsewhipping
- whaling
- strapping
- slapping
- mauling
- flagellating
- cowhiding
- scourging
- licking
- clipping
- hitting
- whacking
- switching
- flailing
- cutting
- smacking
- thrashing
- knocking
- pounding
- banging
- tanning
- rawhiding
Weak:
- thumping
- lathering
- roughing
- blackjacking
- cudgeling
- battering
- slating
- cudgelling
- bludgeoning
- clobbering
- swiping
- basting
- pelting
- hammering
- whopping
- beating
- working-over
- pistol-whipping
- pasting
- paddling
- knouting
- clouting
- swatting
- belting
- buffeting
- drubbing
- thwacking
- busting
- touching-up
- socking
- cuffing
- smiting
- bashing
- bopping
- walloping
- quirting
- clapping
- threshing
- pummeling
- mangling
- boxing
- clubbing
- cracking
- pummelling
- slugging
birching Meaning
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
flogging,whipping, hiding, lashing, slashing, flicking, spanking, leathering, caning, punching
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.
