ragging

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of rag

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of one who rags or teases.

   “But she was openly nice to me after that day under the trailer, and her acceptance of me (probably combined with her father's position in the military hierarchy) led to a gradual end to the raggings I received […]”

2. (South-Asia, countable, uncountable)An initiation in educational institutions (e.g. universities) usually involving harassment by seniors.