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