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whipping

[hwip-ing, wip-]

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.



whipping

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

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

  2. cord or twine used for binding or lashing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • self-whipping adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whipping1

First recorded in 1530–40; whip + -ing 1
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Nitrous oxide – known colloquially as "laughing gas" – has many uses, from a painkiller during dental procedures to a whipping agent for canned whipped cream.

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Duckett, on his home ground, was the aggressor, whipping into the leg side when the tourists drifted on to his pads.

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It’s what Isaac Newton might have made if he’d demonstrated velocity by placing an apple in a bucket and whipping it in circles.

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It was a solid game and I wanted to show a bit of love to Leicester because they've been the whipping boys all season.

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But then Yamal - who was being double marked - came to life, beating a few Inter players before whipping the ball in off the far post with astonishing ease and confidence.

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