whipping

American  

[hwip-ing, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- /

noun

1. a beating or flogging, especially one administered with a whip or the like in punishment.

2. a defeat, as in sports.

3. an arrangement of cord, twine, or the like, whipped whipped or wound about a thing, as to bind parts together or prevent unraveling, as at the end of a rope.

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whipping British  

/ ˈwɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement

2. cord or twine used for binding or lashing

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Other Word Forms

• self-whipping adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipping

First recorded in 1530–40; whip + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A dry wind swept through the cottage, whipping the hem of his cloak and nearly extinguishing the hearth fire.

From Literature

Upbeat Midwestern activists withstood whipping winds to form a line of protesters stretching nearly three blocks of Burlington Avenue in Hastings, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times

But whipping up one of her full-scale smorgasbords of sprinkled donuts, popcorn and nigiri for a gallery display isn’t mere child’s play.

From Los Angeles Times

With Denmark hosting group whipping boys Belarus in Copenhagen, Scotland had to avoid defeat that Saturday night in order to set up a winner-takes-all game at Hampden a few days later.

From BBC

Now it was off the hook, whipping in the air like a wrangler’s rope.

From Literature

Related Words

• flogging
• licking
• pounding
• spanking
• thrashing
• trouncing