knouting

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noun

A flogging with a knout.

“The knouting of the peasants went on for days in revenge for their uprising.”

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Meanings

nounknouting (plural knoutings)

plural knoutings

  1. A flogging with a knout.

    The knouting of the peasants went on for days in revenge for their uprising.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of knout

Origin

From knout + -ing.

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APA

knouting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knouting

MLA

“knouting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knouting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knouting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knouting.

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