Maul
Maul verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: the irate store owner was mauling the shoplifter when the police showed up
Whup
Whup verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: we'll be whupped for this stupid prank
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Whup and Maul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/whup
Maul & Whup. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/whup>.
Whup or Maul. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/whup.
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