drubbing

From drub +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌbɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ

drubbing

1. present participle of drub

drubbing (plural drubbings)

1. A severe beating.

   His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing.

   • 2023 January 27, Philip Oltermann, “German critics pan Oscar-nominated All Quiet On the Western Front”, in The Guardian‎, ISSN 0261-3077:

     Yet upon its release in Germany the first world war drama has been at the receiving end of a critical drubbing, with critics complaining that it turns a beloved literary classic into a spectacle “horny for an Oscar”, and military historians bemoaning its “black-and-white” historical inaccuracies.

2. A thorough defeat.

   The debate team got a drubbing from the competition.

   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian‎:

     Leighton Baines's deflected free-kick added yet more late gloss to the drubbing, the Everton player celebrating his first competitive start with England's first goal direct from a free-kick since David Beckham scored against Ecuador at the 2006 World Cup.