Drubbing and Subduing

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Drubbing

Drubbing noun - Failure to win a contest.

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Subduing and drubbing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subduing" instead a noun "Drubbing".

Nearby Word: drubbed

Subduing

Subduing noun - The act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control.

Usage example: the subduing of the nomadic tribes was accomplished, not by force of arms, but by a drought that eventually destroyed their grazing lands

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Drubbing and subduing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drubbing" instead a noun "Subduing".

Nearby Words: subdue, subdued, subdual

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