thrashing

verb

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

noun

1. Action of the verb to thrash.

   “the thrashings of a fish on a hook”

2. A beating, especially a severe one.
3. (slang)A heavy defeat.

   “Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.”

4. Excessive paging within virtual storage.
5. Slam dancing.
6. (colloquial)Threshing. (of cereal crop, etc)