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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRCHING

birching  [ˈbɜːtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Birching is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIRCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

birching

Birching

Birching is a corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically applied to the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally to the back and/or shoulders.

Definition of birching in the English dictionary

The definition of birching in the dictionary is the action of beating someone, especially a naughty schoolchild, with a birch.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIRCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
beseeching
bɪˈsiːtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
churching
ˈtʃɜːtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
Kuching
ˈkuːtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
lurching
ˈlɜːtʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
nonteaching
nɒnˈtiːtʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scorching
ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ
screeching
ˈskriːtʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
strip-searching
ˈstrɪpˌsɜːtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRCHING

biracial
biracialism
biracially
biradial
biradical
biramous
birch
birchbark biting
birchen
Bircher
Birchism
Birchist
Birchite
bird
bird bath
bird brain
bird cage
bird call
bird cherry
bird colonel

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
branching
couching
English Language Teaching
enriching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
fetching
geocaching
hatching
itching
quenching
scratching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of birching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «birching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIRCHING

Find out the translation of birching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of birching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «birching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞭打
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

birching
570 millions of speakers

English

birching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

birching
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

birching
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

birching
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

birching
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

birching
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fustigation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Birching
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

birching
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

birching
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

birching
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Birching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

birching
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

birching
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्चरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sopalama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Birching
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

birching
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

birching
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birching
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

birching
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hat tugtig verkry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

birching
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

birching
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of birching

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRCHING»

The term «birching» is normally little used and occupies the 126.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRCHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «birching» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «birching» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about birching

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRCHING»

Discover the use of birching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to birching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
LIFE
The birched boy was Dennis Craddock, 11. "Birch rod" was bundle of light birch slips. Second judge, Mrs. Ainslie, was sure that court record's not-guilly pleas were wrong. Officer Colyer gave a "decent and humane" birching before doctor.
2
History Of Corporal Punishment
Birching boys in Scotch schools, 99 Birching girls in English schools, 101, 102 Birching girls in Ireland, recent case of, ... Birching juvenile offenders, dangers connected with the arousing of sexual excitation, 211 Birching juvenile offenders,  ...
Scott,, 2013
3
Birching
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
L. Egaire Humphrey, 2011
4
The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy 1900-39: The Invergordon ...
Reynolds's Newspaper ran a competition for the best short essay describing flogging by birch or cane.81 The Humanitarian League proposed to plaster walls in the naval towns with pictures showing a naval birching, and ostentatiously ...
Anthony Carew, 1981
5
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
You promised to give us your views on birching children as a means of dealing with juvenile offenders ? — I do not recommend birching, except for the class of ruffians, whether juvenile or otherwise. That has been recommended by many ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1895
6
Boats and Forty Shillings
In Victorian times punishments were harsh and I addition to the vile conditions suffered by Mr Peters leading to his death offenders were often birched as a punishment. Flogging was a tradition also inflicted in her Majesty's forces. Birching in ...
Bill Williams
7
Reports from Commissioners
Did he tell you that he had had that birching through Copeland ? — I do not know ; he did have one birching. 2716. Did he say he had a birching through the monitor, or through the running away? — Through the running away. 2717. Do you ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
8
Report from the Departmental Committee on Habitual ...
You promised to give us your views on birching children as a means of dealing with juvenile offenders ? — I do not recommend birching, except for the class of ruffians, whether juvenile or otherwise. That has been recommended by many ...
Scotland. Departmental Committee on Habitual Offenders, Inebriates, etc, 1895
9
A New History of the Isle of Man: The modern period 1830-1999
Quashing the sentence, Judge of Appeal Benet Hytner QC said that in the light of the European ruling Manx courts should always seek an alternative to birching. The Attorney-General, William Cain, expressed the view in 1982 that, while ...
John Belchem, 2000
10
Britain in the Second World War: A Social History
6.10 Punishing the juvenile Despite the public support for birching, the Home Office maintained its prewar position that it was an ineffective deterrent which should be abandoned. 9. Birching It was no doubt the desire for some short sharp  ...
Harold L. Smith, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term birching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uranium stocks a mixed bad for investors
Initial online chatter suggested some punters swallowed the disclosure as an upgrade, but the 34 per cent share birching shows you can't fool ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Outside Left: It is now time to end the farce of LegCo
... a lone voice in Tynwald against the barbarous practice of birching, which the popular sadistic imagination of the public refused to shake off. «Isle of Man Today, Jun 15»
3
Bernard Moffatt, Outside Left: The same petty vindictiveness is still …
Persecution of gay people, the birching of children the desire to retain hanging, the support of government moves to deny petitions under the ... «Isle of Man Today, Jun 15»
4
The animals most likely to kill you
... their territory and offspring, and especially unpredictable during breeding and birching periods.” Most people killed by cows are farm workers. «Independent Online, Jun 15»
5
Barnack survive 'Birching' to win narrowly
Stamford Town father and son combination Chris and Alex Birch took all 10 Barnack wickets between them in a Rutland Division One game ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
Two wanted suspects hand themselves in
Birching, flogging, waterboarding. Hard labour camps? National Service??? or .....more prisons which is what is being proposed at the moment. «The Bolton News, May 15»
7
Two children rescued from locked cars in two days
1 IS OBSESSED WITH BIRCHING PEOPLE AND THE OTHER HAS NOT HAD A "PARTNER" FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, SINCE HIS SHITZU ... «The Bolton News, May 15»
8
On this day: Empire Exhibition opened at Wembley
1993: A public outcry forced the Isle of Man government to abandon plans to remove punishment by birching from the statute book. 1995: Up to ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
9
Burglar Thomas Critcheson stole widow's wedding rings day before …
BOUYLAD | March 12 2015, 10:42AM. There is (or was) a birching post in a corridor beneath the Guildhall's former magistrates & crown courts. «Hull Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Sexual Torture, Rape, and Gender-Based Violence in the Senate …
U.K (1978) where it was held that the birching of a child with his trousers and underpants pulled down, by a police office (and in front of other ... «Just Security, Feb 15»

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