flog
Third Person
flogs
Present Participle
flogging
Past Tense
flogged
Past Participle
flogged
1
to beat someone harshly using a rod or whip
transitive
- The oppressive regime would flog dissenters in public as a warning.
- In historical times, criminals were often flogged for their offenses.
- The cruel overseer threatened to flog the disobedient slaves.
- The strict teacher warned that he would flog any student caught cheating.