caning Antonyms
Strongest:
- descending-on-or-upon-
- strapping
- hitting
- clouting
- chopping
- swatting
- cudgeling
- cuffing
- pistol-whipping
- horsewhipping
- scourging
- cudgelling
- leathering
- boxing
- smacking
- assaulting
- slapping
- thwacking
- punching
- flagellating
- whacking
- spanking
Strong:
- storming
- paddling
- blackjacking
- whamming
- whipping
- raiding
- basting
- busting
- pasting
- currying
- goring
- slamming
- rawhiding
- flogging
- thumping
- smashing
- pummelling
- mauling
- pounding
- socking
- swiping
- licking
- clubbing
- battering
- rushing
- wounding
- assailing
- lacerating
- laying-on
- lamming
- besetting
- fustigating
- pummeling
- whomping
- tanning
- clobbering
- lathering
- cracking
- lashing
- birching
- pouncing-on-or-upon-
- thrashing
- cowhiding
- knocking
- hammering
- attacking
- jumping-on-
Weak:
- pommeling
- whupping
- whaling
- bashing
- belaboring
- slogging
- roughing-up-
- whapping
- hiding
- belting
- switching
- bludgeoning
- lambasting
- batting
- mangling
- walloping
- beating
- fibbing
- punching-out
- threshing
- lacing
- buffeting
- messing-up-
- slating
- pelting
- drubbing
- mutilating
- doing
- working-over
- whopping
- bunging-up
- maiming
- pommelling
- tromping
Meaning of caning
Wordnet
caning (n)
work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
Webster
caning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cane
caning Sentence Examples
- The traditional punishment involved **striking the offender with a wooden rod**.
- The historical practice employed **whipping with a cane** as a form of discipline.
- The court sentenced the criminal to a specific number of **lashes with a cane**.
- The use of **corporal punishment** has been widely debated throughout history.
- Concerns about **cruel and unusual punishment** have led to the banning of caning in many regions.
- The focus nowadays often shifts towards **rehabilitative forms of punishment**.
- Alternative methods like **community service** are increasingly employed as correctional measures.
- Human rights organizations often advocate against the use of **physical punishment** in any context.
- The ethical implications of **corporal punishment** are a significant point of discussion.
- Moving towards more **humane and effective forms of punishment** is a global trend.
FAQs About the word caning
work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)of Cane
descending (on or upon), strapping, hitting, clouting, chopping, swatting, cudgeling, cuffing, pistol-whipping, horsewhipping
No antonyms found.
The traditional punishment involved **striking the offender with a wooden rod**.
The historical practice employed **whipping with a cane** as a form of discipline.
The court sentenced the criminal to a specific number of **lashes with a cane**.
The use of **corporal punishment** has been widely debated throughout history.
