(v)flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trouncebeat severely with a whip or rod“The teacher often flogged the students”, “The children were severely trounced”
(v)blister, scald, whip, scorchsubject to harsh criticism“The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”, “the professor scaled the students”, “your invectives scorched the community”