thrashing

"The angry mob was thrashing the protestors, inflicting serious injuries. "

"Our team is thrashing the competition in the spelling bee this year. "

"The farmer was thrashing the wheat to separate the grain from the stalks. "

"The child was thrashing around in his crib, kicking and flailing his arms, trying to get free. "

"The software engineer was thrashing the new program, giving it different data sets to see how it handled various inputs and outputs. "

"The new operating system was thrashing, causing the computer to freeze and slow down during my online homework. "

"the thrashings of a fish on a hook"

"The child's teacher gave him a thrashing for hitting another student. "

"The football team suffered a thrashing, losing by a score of 50 to 0. "

"The computer was experiencing thrashing, causing the student's presentation to repeatedly freeze. "

"The school dance was a wild thrashing, with everyone jumping and moving to the music. "

"The farmer prepared his equipment for the annual wheat thrashing. "