# leathering

Pronunciation: say "LETH-er-ing" /ˈlɛðəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A severe beating or thrashing, typically delivered as a punishment or in a fight.
   - Simple: A hard beating, often given to someone as a punishment.
   - _His father promised him a leathering if he stayed out past dark._
   - _The losing team took a real leathering, beaten by forty points._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of leather. — present participle and gerund of leather
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of leather. Use it for an action as it is happening, or as a name for the action.
   - _She was leathering the rug over the railing to beat out the dirt._
   - _Leathering his opponent in the ring, the boxer dominated every round._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leathering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).