Translations for „thrashing“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

thrashing [ˈθræʃɪŋ] N a. fig

thrashing

lanie nt

to give sb a [good] thrashing

sprawić komuś [porządne] lanie

thrash [θræʃ] VB trans

1. thrash (beat):

thrash

bić [perf z-]

2. thrash fig inf (defeat):

thrash

pobić [na głowę]

thrash about, thrash around VB intr

thrash about

rzucać się

thrash out VB trans inf

1. thrash out (discuss):

thrash out

omawiać [perf omówić]

thrash out problem

rozpracowywać [perf rozpracować]

2. thrash out (produce results):

thrash out

znajdować [perf znaleźć]

thrash out plan

wypracować

Usage examples with thrashing

to give sb a [good] thrashing

sprawić komuś [porządne] lanie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At other times it is very active, exhibiting a violent thrashing of the tentacles in response to external stimuli.

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Opposite our cottage was a stack yard where the corn was stacked ready for thrashing.

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It also has little music, and is instead accompanied by the sounds of crickets, and occasionally other sound effects such as grunting and thrashing.

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She was prone to unpredictable, violent thrashing of her limbs.

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The female sheds the eggs and the male fertilizes them in a few seconds of vigorous thrashing.

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Taunting honest road workers from the safety of a luxury car they never earned, they're given a sound thrashing when it runs out of gas.

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They cause damage in this method by thrashing about and scratching prey with their sharp quills.

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She watches him thrashing in the muddy water and hesitates before helping him out.

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The middle bay was used for unloading hay wagons, threshing (thrashing) grain and other work.

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But shortly afterwards it died due to unrecoverable injuries sustained while thrashing in the net.

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