frustare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to whip (all senses)
  2. (transitive) to whisk
  3. (figuratively, regional) to wear out (usually referred to clothing)

Synonyms

fustigare sferzare

legare con cuoio

legare il giogo

punire con un laccio

punire con una frusta

rùschiare

prendere a cinghiate

Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
fru‧stà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/frusˈta.re/
Etymology

From frusta + -are, from Latin fūstis (“knobbed stick”). By surface analysis, frusta (“whip”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

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