Drubbing

/ˈdrʌbɪŋ/ noun

Definition

A beating or series of blows; also a decisive defeat in a game or competition.

Etymology

Present participle of 'drub' used as a noun. The '-ing' suffix creates a gerund (noun form of a verb), meaning the action or result of drubbing.

Kelly Says

A 'drubbing' is so associated with sports now that most people forget it originally meant literal physical beating—language softens harsh realities by using it metaphorically!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም
dem
ARالعربية
هزيمة
hezi-mah
BNবাংলা
হার
har
CACatalà
derrota
de-rot-a
CSČeština
porážka
pora-zh-ka
DADansk
slå
sla
DEDeutsch
Schlägerei
shla-ge-rai
ELΕλληνικά
πρόσφυγος
pro-s-fugos
ESEspañol
golpe
gol-peh
FAفارسی
شکست
shek-st
FISuomi
lyö
lyö
FRFrançais
correction
korek-syon
GUGU
પરાજય
para-ja-y
HAHA
harshe
har-she
HEעברית
הדפה
ha-de-fa
HIहिन्दी
पराज़य
para-za-y
HUMagyar
vereség
ve-re-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
penumbunan
pen-um-bu-nan
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
sconfitta
skon-fit-ta
JA日本語
打ち負かす
uchi-make-su
KKKK
жеңіс
je-n-is
KMKM
ប្រយ័ត្ន
bra-ya-t-n
KO한국어
패배
pa-bae
MRMR
पराभव
para-bha-v
MSBahasa Melayu
penumbunan
pen-um-bu-nan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-thu
NLNederlands
klootzak
kloot-zak
NONorsk
slag
slag
PAPA
હાર
har
PLPolski
pokonanie
po-ko-na-nie
PTPortuguês
surra
su-ra
RORomână
împingare
im-ping-a-reh
RUРусский
разгром
raz-gram
SVSvenska
slag
slag
SWKiswahili
kichapo
ki-cha-po
TAதமிழ்
பரাজயம்
para-ja-yam
TEతెలుగు
పరాజయం
para-ja-yam
THไทย
เอาชนะ
ao-chan-na
TLTL
pabagsak
pa-ba-g-sak
TRTürkçe
ezilme
e-zi-l-meh
UKУкраїнська
розгром
roz-hram
URاردو
شکست
shak-st
VITiếng Việt
đánh bại
dahn-bai
YOYO
lẹgbẹ
le-g-be
ZH中文
痛击
tong-ji
ZUZU
ukubhekiswa
u-ku-be-ki-s-wa

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