fouetter
Meanings
Verb
1. to beat with a whip, to whip, to flagellate. (transitive)
2. to hit and sting like a whip (transitive, intransitive)
3. to whisk (transitive)
4. to stimulate or urge into action (transitive)
5. to stink (intransitive, slang)
Examples18
Il veut être fouetté pour avoir dit cela.
He wants whipping for saying that.
Il n'y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat.
It's nothing to make a fuss about.
Nous avons d'autres chats à fouetter.
We have bigger things to worry about.
On a d'autres chats à fouetter.
We have other fish to fry.
Tu as d'autres chats à fouetter.
You've got other things to worry about.
Le fort vent d'est fouettait nos visages.
The strong east wind lashed at our faces.