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drubbing (noun):
drubbing: Noun

English

Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ

Verb

drubbing

1. Present participle of drub.

Singular
drubbing


Plural
drubbings

drubbing (plural drubbings)

1. A severe beating.

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

2. A thorough defeat.

The Republican party got a drubbing at the state and national level on Nov. 4, 2008. :D

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