ado\ˈfläk\Englishshobdo_mono_en_us_127knoundictionarythesaurus/span> batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thumpflick, flicker, flitfan, oscillate, sway, swingundulate, wavepalpitate, pulse, throb2 to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible //gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailedSynonyms birch, cowhide, flagellate, flog, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale, whipRelated Words knout, quirt, strapcutflick, touch upblackjack, cane, club, cudgel, fustigatepistol-whipbang, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lam, paste, punch, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whackbash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, bludgeon, buffet, bung, drub, fib [British], hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lather, lick, mangle, maul, paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, rough, slate, slog, thresh, thump, tromp, whop (or whap), whup, work over