lamming
lam-ming
verb
Hitting someone or something repeatedly and forcefully, often as punishment.
"He was lamming the ball against the wall."
noun
A severe physical beating or thrashing given to someone as punishment.
"The naughty child deserved a good lamming."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: thresh, thrash, flail, lam, run, head for the hills, bunk, take to the woods, turn tail, scarper, break away, scat