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 Word Forms

• un·whipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of whipped¹

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

Example Sentences

The mountain peaks jetted into a cloudless Dodger-blue sky as the wind whipped and the waves beneath crested and crashed.

From Los Angeles Times

He said she held the victim by the neck with one hand and pistol whipped her with the other.

From Los Angeles Times

Nitrous oxide also has industrial uses to increase the power of internal combustion engines, and as an aerosol propellant for foods like whipped cream.

From Los Angeles Times

A success starved nation whipped itself into a frenzy.

From BBC

Maybe someone whipped up a smoothie with the poisonous fruit to avoid detection?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beaten