Synonyms of birching

1 Syllable

cane, pound, lick, flog, whip, rout, rush, toss, crush, maul, thresh, pitch, spank, birch, tan, wax, trash, belt, stir, trim, jerk, kill, pelt

2 Syllables

punish, pummel, buffet, writhe, defeat, clobber, strike, slaughter, chasten, seesaw, surge, wallop, bury, murder, trounce, batter, scourge, paste

3 Syllables

overwhelm, lambaste, chastise, belabor

4 Syllables

flagellate