Synonyms for fustigation

Most common

beating · whipping

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A beating with a club, rod, stick, etc.; a cudgeling.

Related words

Word family

fustigate

Forms

Plural

fustigations → beatings, whippings…

Example sentences

• beating Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
• whipping Tom could feel the air whipping his face as he ran.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

beating²

8 letters

whipping²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beating² = 2 syllables).