Leathering [verb]

Definition of Leathering:

slap, usually on bottom

Synonyms of Leathering:

Thrash

Chastise

Smack

Flog

Clobber

Trim

Cane

Clout

Blip

Lick

Tan

Whip

Belt

Hide

Sock

Paddle

Cuff

Punish

Punch

Buffet

Wallop

Lather

Box

Leather

Welt

Lash

Flax

Larrup

Whup


Opposite/Antonyms of Leathering:


Sentence/Example of Leathering:

There were two smiths there and they began leathering the bag.

Any way, whatever the reason of it was, he had Patsy Flaherty leathering the mare like the devil.

He was well advised to send me home for a leathering at my father's hands.

And I got the leathering, too, though it was three months after.

“He had the finest leathering he ever had in his life,” said Sim.

He will not always suffer a leathering from a man whom he knows he dare not now hit back.

So they all got a good leathering because they had not kept a sharper look-out.