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