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