Thesaurus / birching
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synonyms for birching
- beat up
- clobber
- crush
- defeat
- maul
- overwhelm
- paste
- pummel
- rout
- spank
- trounce
- whip
- batter
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- buffet
- bury
- cane
- chasten
- chastise
- flagellate
- flog
- jerk
- kill
- lambaste
- lick
- murder
- pelt
- pitch
- pound
- punish
- rush
- scourge
- seesaw
- slaughter
- stir
- strike
- surge
- tan
- thresh
- toss
- trash
- trim
- wallop
- wax
- writhe
- tan one's hide
- toss and turn
- work over
- beat
- thrash
- bash
- spank
- lash
- cane
- strap
- castigate
- tan
- hide
- bludgeon
- flagellate
- strike
- trash
- punish
- wallop
- whale
- lather
- scourge
- drub
- chastise
- switch
- flog
- cudgel
- birch
- whomp
- ferule
- larrup
- trim
- cane
- pummel
- overwhelm
- toss
- wallop
- spank
- belabor
- seesaw
- pound
- kill
- pitch
- tan
- whip
- belt
- bury
- rout
- trounce
- crush
- wax
- lambaste
- flagellate
- strike
- trash
- stir
- lick
- murder
- jerk
- punish
- writhe
- buffet
- batter
- slaughter
- paste
- flail
- rush
- chasten
- scourge
- chastise
- clobber
- surge
- defeat
- flog
- maul
- pelt
- beat up
- birch
- toss and turn
- work over
- tan one's hide
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antonyms for birching
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- help
- cheer
- inspirit
- encourage
- let go
- tap
- give birth
- bear
- give up
- fail
- lose
- comfort
- aid
- protect
- guard
- praise
- compliment
- create
- surrender
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How to use birching in a sentence
The cadets were called to divisions, and the culprits, four or five in number, received then and there a good birching.
THE STORY OF THE "BRITANNIA"E. P. STATHAMThe Chief was too utterly fed up to do anything; moreover, he saw that a birching would do Gordon no good.
THE LOOM OF YOUTHALEC WAUGHWithout any hearing I was adjudged guilty, and promptly subjected to the punishment of the day—a good birching.
A LABRADOR DOCTORWILFRED THOMASON GRENFELLAt the door of a schoolmaster was the not very tempting sign of a boy receiving a good birching.
THE HISTORY OF SIGNBOARDSJACOB LARWOODThose were the good old days of birching, and yes, Mr. Morris had caught it.
DEERING OF DEALLATTA GRISWOLDThe birching, bad as it had been, was redoubled in intensity.
THE SECRETS OF A SAVOYARDHENRY A. LYTTONHorse′woman, a woman who rides on horseback; Hors′iness; Hors′ing, birching a schoolboy mounted on another's back.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 2 OF 4: E-M)VARIOUSAlso, see that you yourself don't go into the storeroom, or I will give you a birching that you won't care for.
DEAD SOULSNIKOLAI VASILIEVICH GOGOLYou may not believe it, but the governor actually horsed me and gave me a birching; and the diamonds were locked up from that day.
THE LAUGHING MILL AND OTHER STORIESJULIAN HAWTHORNEThey have not as much as had a birching; and I say that the college masters ought to be hooted.
THE CHANNINGSMRS. HENRY WOOD