shellacking

noun

shel·​lack·​ing shə-ˈla-kiŋ How to pronounce shellacking (audio)
: a decisive defeat : drubbing

Examples of shellacking in a Sentence

They took a shellacking in yesterday's game. suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
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Australia endured one of their worst home performances in years after a shellacking against an underdog India. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown extended his touchdown streak to three games in the team’s 47-9 shellacking of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024 The three-game winning streak over the Volunteers -- built via a 49-7 shellacking in 2011, a 24-20 road win in 2015 and a 24-13 home win in the covid-19 year of 2020 -- is the longest active win streak against any SEC opponent for the Hogs. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024 On May 23, 2002, the left-handed-hitting Green smashed four home runs, a double and a single, amassing a major league-record 19 total bases and driving in seven runs to lead the Dodgers to a 16-3 shellacking of the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shellacking 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shellacking was in 1931

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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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shellacking

noun
shel·​lack·​ing
shə-ˈlak-iŋ
: a lopsided defeat

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