slugging

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of slug
2. noun A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
3. noun The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
4. noun The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

Similar words

slap pummeling skelping slamming slam battering whacking thrashing pummelling bruising

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