v.
Pronunciation: ' fläg
Function: verb
Inflected Form: flogged ; flog · ging
Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip ― more at FLAGELLATE
Date: circa 1676
transitive verb
1 a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip b : to criticize harshly
2 : to force or urge into action : DRIVE
3 a chiefly British : to sell (as stolen goods) illegally < flogged their employers' petrol to ordinary motorists ― Economist > b : SELL 7 <traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias ― Robert Darnton> c : to promote aggressively : PLUG <flying around the world flogging your movies ― Peter Bogdanovich>
4 British : STEAL 1
intransitive verb
1 : FLAP , FLUTTER <sails flogging >
2 British : to move along with difficulty : SLOG
– flog · ger noun