Answer: thrashing

AnswerCrossword Clue
thrashingHit (something) hard and repeatedly
thrashingDefeat (someone) heavily in a contest or match
thrashingTHRASH, to beat (to strike repeatedly)
thrashingBeat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip
thrashingMove in a violent and convulsive way
thrashingMove with brute determination or violent movements
thrashingMake a repeated crashing by or as if by hitting something
thrashingStruggle in a wild or desperate way to do something