thwacking

The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.

Noun

  1. The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
    • The next day he realised that, glorious as his hiding place was as an escape from books and thwackings, it had its disadvantages: the chief was that there was nothing to eat and drink, and that is a very serious thing...

Forms

thwackings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of thwack