Antonyms for caning
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : key-ning |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ nɪŋ |
Definition of caning
Origin :- "to beat with a walking stick," 1660s, from cane (n.). Related: Caned; caning.
- As in whipping : noun beating
- As in flogging : noun lashing
- As in scourge : verb beat, punish, often physically
- As in spank : verb slap, usually on bottom
- As in beat : verb injure by striking
- As in tan : verb flog, whip
- As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
- As in whip : verb hit repeatedly
- As in castigate : verb criticize severely
- As in thresh : verb beat
- As in thresh : verb thrash
- As in drub : verb thrash
- As in flog : verb whip, lash
- The caning occurred in his father's office, after hours, one June night.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Seizing a rod he told Robert to hold out his hand, and gave him a caning.
- Extract from : « Historic Boyhoods » by Rupert Sargent Holland
- In the English classes, the problems of caning and weaving are written and discussed.
- Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing
- And he gave him a caning which he remembered to the last day of his life.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi » by Joseph Grimaldi
- Never again have the pleasure of caning your honour in the character of Tom Errand.
- Extract from : « Wild Oats » by John O'Keeffe
- Walter clinched, but Kennedy threw him off and continued his caning.
- Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
- Perhaps that is one of the reasons why I did not offer to treat my cousin to a caning.
- Extract from : « The Virginians » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Walter Riley had recovered by this time from Kennedy's caning and occupied a front seat among the spectators.
- Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
- Their tasks were hurried over, imperfectly learnt at the best, if at all, and were generally concluded with a caning.
- Extract from : « Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The whole chair bottom was made out of one strip just like in caning.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration
Synonyms for caning
- afflict
- assail
- assault
- bang
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- bawl out
- beat
- beat up
- beating
- belabor
- belt
- berate
- birch
- blip
- blister
- bludgeon
- box
- break
- bruise
- buffet
- bury
- cane
- caning
- castigate
- censure
- chasten
- chastise
- chew out
- clobber
- clout
- club
- collide
- come down on
- correct
- criticize
- crush
- cudgel
- cuff
- curse
- defeat
- discipline
- drag over the coals
- dress down
- drub
- dust someone's britches
- excoriate
- ferule
- flagellate
- flagellation
- flail
- flailing
- flax
- flay
- flog
- flogging
- give the cat o'nine tails
- hammer
- harass
- hide
- hit
- horsewhip
- horsewhipping
- jerk
- jump down one's throat
- kill
- knock
- lambaste
- larrup
- lash
- lather
- lay out
- lean on
- leather
- lick
- licking
- maltreat
- mash
- maul
- murder
- overwhelm
- paddle
- paddlewhack
- paste
- pasting
- pelt
- penalize
- pitch
- plague
- pound
- pounding
- pummel
- pummeling
- punch
- punish
- punishment
- put over one's knee
- rail
- rain blows on
- ram
- rap
- rate
- read the riot act
- ream
- rebuke
- reprimand
- rout
- rush
- scarify
- scathe
- scold
- scorch
- scourge
- seesaw
- slap
- slaughter
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- spanking
- stir
- strap
- strike
- stripe
- surge
- swat
- switch
- tan
- tan one's hide
- tanning
- terrorize
- thrash
- thrashing
- thresh
- thump
- thwack
- tongue-lash
- torment
- toss
- toss and turn
- trash
- trim
- trounce
- trouncing
- upbraid
- wallop
- walloping
- warm someone's seat
- wax
- welt
- whack
- whale
- whip
- whipping
- whomp
- whop
- whup
- work over
- writhe
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