1. a severe beating or thrashing
Usage: informal
2. a decisive defeat in a competition
Usage: informal

1. present participle of leather: to beat severely
Usage: informal

Examples

• The boxer took a real leathering in the final round.
• Our team got a leathering in yesterday’s match, losing 5-0.
• The critics gave the new movie a complete leathering.
• He was leathering the punching bag with powerful strikes.
• The storm was leathering the coastline with heavy waves.
• After that leathering, the team knew they had to improve.
• The opposition was leathering them with constant attacks.