whipped

[ wipt, hwipt ]

adjective

1. having received a whipping.
2. subdued or defeated as though by whipping:

   whipped by poverty.

3. beaten into a froth:

   whipped cream.

4. Slang. exhausted; tired; beat:

   After all that weeding, I'm whipped.

5. Slang. excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s romantic partner.

Other Words From

• un·whipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of whipped¹

First recorded in 1540–50; whip + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Serve with the warm sauce and your choice of ice cream, whipped cream, or yogurt.

From The Daily Beast

She slowly moves her straw through the whipped cream in her designer latte and looks up.

From The Daily Beast

Biographer Jane Ridley has written of Edward VII, “He spied on Bertie, he whipped him, he treated him as a patient.”

From The Daily Beast

The best part, says Ansel, is the “utterly addictive” whipped honey brown butter served in a dish alongside.

From The Daily Beast

He whipped with his right hand, urging California Chrome for one final kick, but the horse was swallowed.

From The Daily Beast

But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Shiv whipped his wheel around for a short turn into the mouth of an alley.

From Project Gutenberg

She knew very well that the lightness in her voice had whipped him, and that he was "feeling badly."

From Project Gutenberg

A man was whipped through London for going to court when his house was infected by plague.

From Project Gutenberg

We will have but little rest until Hindman, who is gathering a large force in northern Arkansas, is thoroughly whipped.

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Related Words

• beaten