running the gauntlet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Verb
running the gauntlet
- present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet
Noun
running the gauntlet (uncountable)
- A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
Printed 2026-09-04.
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