Drub
Drub verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene
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Whip
Whip verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
Drub is a synonym for whip in hit repeatedly topic. You can use "Drub" instead a verb "Whip", if it concerns topics such as defeat soundly. popular alternative
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Whip and Drub. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drub/whip
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