beating vs drubbing

beating and drubbing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beating	Yes	No	No	No
drubbing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beating and drubbing are synonyms defined as:

beating and drubbing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Other synonyms of beating include lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.

beating (noun)	drubbing (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
the act of overcoming or outdoing	a sound defeat