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drubbing
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drubbing
(noun)
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drubbing
/
ˈ
drʌbɪŋ/
noun
plural
drubbings
drubbing
/
ˈ
drʌbɪŋ/
noun
plural
drubbings
Learner's definition of DRUBBING
[
count
]
informal
:
an occurrence in which one person or team easily beats another person or team
She withdrew after her
drubbing
[=after she was badly beaten] in the New Hampshire primary.
Our team
took a drubbing
. = They
gave us a drubbing
. [=they beat us very easily]
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