slugging

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of slug

noun

1. (US, countable, uncountable)A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.

   “The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.”

2. (US, countable, uncountable)The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
3. (countable, neologism, slang, uncountable)The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.