Definitions for whipping

Overview of noun whipping

The noun whipping has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation

(beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

2. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping

(a sound defeat)

3. whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching

(a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally)

4. beating, whipping

(the act of overcoming or outdoing)

Overview of verb whip

The verb whip has 6 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (8) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce

(beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")

2. (4) worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up

(defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents")

3. (3) whip

(thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind")

4. (3) whip, lash

(strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face")

5. whisk, whip

(whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs")

6. blister, scald, whip

(subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community")

Overview of adj whipping

The adj whipping has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) snappy, whipping

(smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines")