Synonyms for scourging
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A beating with a scourge; a flogging.
Forms
- Plural
- scourgings → flagellations, floggings, punishments, whippings…
Example sentences
- punishment In my family, the punishment for lying was severe.
- whipping Tom could feel the air whipping his face as he ran.
- flogging Have you ever considered trying flogging in our play?
- flagellation Self-flagellation is unproductive.
- lashing When we left the house, the rain was lashing down.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scourging | rising | |
| punishment | steady | |
| whipping | rising | |
| flogging | rising | |
| flagellation | rising | |
| lashing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- lashing2
- 8 letters
- whipping2, flogging2
- 10 letters
- punishment3
- 12 letters
- flagellation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lashing2 = 2 syllables).