The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FLAILS , but the solution may also be DRUBS which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Universal uClick).
Gives a thrashing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLAILS | 75 % | 6 |
| DRUBS | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gives a thrashing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beat
- beats
- lam
- licking
- rout
- thrash
- flail
- lambaste
- lambasting
- round
- thresh
- beating
Crossword Answer definitions
FLAILS noun- A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
- To beat using a flail or similar implement.
- To wave or swing vigorously
- To thresh.
- To move like a flail.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FLAILS
- Waves one's arms wildly
- Grain threshers
- Swings wildly
- Resists being handcuffed, maybe
- Threshes.
- Threshing instruments.
- Threshers
- Hand threshers
- Beats
- Waves wildly