1. punishment by beating with a whip or stick
Usage: formal; historical
2. the act of selling something, especially aggressively
Usage: British; informal

Examples

• Public flogging was once a common form of punishment.
• The sailor received a flogging for disobeying orders.
• Flogging was abolished in most countries by the 20th century.
• He’s been flogging his old car for weeks.
• The street vendor was flogging cheap watches to tourists.
• She made money by flogging handmade jewelry at the market.