clobbering 1 of 2

noun

as in thrashing

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clobbering

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verb

present participle of clobber
1
as in smacking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall

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2
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin they clobbered the opposing team

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Recent Examples of clobbering
Noun
That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 The coffee itself is barely noticeable under a clobbering, overly saccharine flavor that reminds me of artificial grocery-store creamer. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026 Three days after pummeling UCLA, 48-29, on the glass (including 20-5 on offensive boards), the Terps were on the receiving end of a clobbering as USC dominated, 35-24. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026 Every aspect of that towel was on display in a Big Ten showdown-turned-clobbering. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Niners are going from clobbering the preseason Super Bowl favorite to facing a team jousting with Cleveland for consensus worst in the league. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Corbin instantly had a target in mind, too, clobbering United States Champion and fan favorite Trick Williams upon his return to SmackDown. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Hernandez was at the center of it all Friday, clobbering three homers with nine RBIs. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 That means the Broncos will win two of three games against the 49ers, Chargers and Seahawks before clobbering the Cardinals. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 The Chicago White Sox first baseman had a heck of a return to the area on Monday, clobbering a grand slam as part of an evening that included two hits and six RBIs. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 The storied eatery amassed a whopping 1,512 votes in round two, clobbering Northside Social. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026 Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 Under manager Arrigo Sacchi, a former shoe salesman, AC Milan in 1987-88 won its first Serie A title in nine years and the following year won the European Cup, clobbering Steaua Bucharest 4-0 in the final. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbering
  1. thrashing
  2. smacking
  3. whipping
  4. hammering
  5. hitting
  6. overcoming
  7. bashing
  8. slapping
Noun
  • The teenager, who has excelled for The Union by scoring seven goals and providing 12 assists in MLS this season, was called up to his first national camp this month and made his international debut in the US’ 4-1 thrashing of Peru on Saturday.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Chiefs began their season with consecutive conference victories — first a 31-10 thrashing of the Denver Broncos before a 33-30 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • But Varma and Shivam Dube (27) upped the ante in the final three overs by smacking 57 runs against Sufyan Moqim, Ayub and Ahmed Daniyal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of smacking
Verb
  • In whipping rain and wind in New Jersey, the New York Giants held on for a 12-7 win in their first game since quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Goalkeeper Emi Martinez floated a ball over Ezri Konsa to Rogers, who exchanged passes with Joao Pedro before shifting sharply onto his right foot and whipping a shot just wide of David Raya’s far post.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipping
Noun
  • The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Coastal flooding and hammering winds are already underway from North Carolina and Virginia to New Jersey, the start of a dayslong coastal flood and erosion threat that will extend into New England as the storm ramps up.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • That is overcoming adversity, using your gift to help others.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For the Dream, that meant overcoming a slow start in Game 1 against the Mystics before taking control in Game 2.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Noun
  • Again, helicopter parents aren’t new, and there’s a risk that this gets turned into even more Gen Z bashing.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, how did Jason’s bashing of kitchen items compare to Evel Dick’s and Josh’s?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Definition of bashing
Verb
  • Hochman said the nannies were caught on video spanking, slapping or hitting the children.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Residents have reported paying excessive amounts to retrieve their vehicles from tow yards, with companies sometimes slapping extra fees on drivers who contact the police, according to council members.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of slapping

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“Clobbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clobbering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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