Definition of whipping Whipping

/wɪˈpɪŋ/ - [wiping] - whip•ping

We found 14 definitions of whipping from 5 different sources.

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What does whipping mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: whippings

whipping - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
  whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  self-flagellation self-punishment inflicted by whipping
whipping - a sound defeat
  thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing
  defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing
  beating
  fighting, combat, scrap, fight an engagement fought between two military forces
whipping - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
  whipstitch, whipstitching
  embroidery stitch, sewing stitch a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • whipping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Whip
  • whipping
    a & n. from Whip, v.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • whipping
    See FLOGGING.

Part of speech

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  • whipping, verb, gerund of whip (infinitive).
  • whipping, noun, singular of whippings.

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