licking

His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn't stop misbehaving.他父亲威胁说，如果他再胡来就狠狠揍他一顿。

The team got/took a good licking [=was badly defeated] in the first game of the season.这个队在本赛季的第一场比赛中遭到惨败。

Many investors took a licking [=lost a lot of money] in the stock market last year.去年很多投资人在股票市场亏得一塌糊涂。