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knouting

knouting noun: a flogging with a knout. Also the present participle and gerund of knout.

Noun

knouting (plural knoutings)

  1. A flogging with a knout.
    • The knouting of the peasants went on for days in revenge for their uprising.

Also used as

knouting is also the present participle and gerund of knout.

Forms of knouting

pluralknoutings

Origin of knouting

From knout + -ing.

Questions about knouting

What does knouting mean?
Knouting means a flogging with a knout.
What part of speech is knouting?
Knouting is a noun.
What is the plural of knouting?
The plural of knouting is knoutings.

Words near knouting in the dictionary

  1. knoutberries
  2. knoutberry
  3. knouted
  4. knouter
  5. knouters
  6. knouting
  7. knoutings
  8. knouts
  9. know
  10. know a B from a battledore
  11. know A from B

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