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Thrashing vs Smacking - What's the difference?

thrashing | smacking |

As verbs the difference between thrashing and smacking

is that thrashing is present participle of lang=en while smacking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between thrashing and smacking

is that thrashing is action of the verb to thrashsmacking is a series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.

thrashing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to thrash
  • a beating, especially a severe one
  • A heavy defeat
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    • 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.
  • (computing) excessive paging within virtual storage
  • (dance) slam dancing

    • smacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
    • children who received regular smackings