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