11
thrashing
6
whipping
5
batting
5
clobbering
5
corporal punishment
4
flapping
3
convulsing
3
flogging(noun, lashing)
3
knocking
2
moving
2
calculating
2
chiming
2
drubbing
2
flagellation
2
flourishing
2
fluttering
2
hammering
2
implementing
1
beating
1
lacing
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