whipping

noun

whip·​ping ˈ(h)wi-piŋ 

1

: the act of one that whips: such as

a

: a severe beating or chastisement

b

: a stitching with small overcasting stitches

2

: material used to whip or bind

Synonyms

• beating
• defeat
• loss

Examples of whipping in a Sentence

suffered a whipping that took them out of competition

Recent Examples on the Web

For a more than a century, headlines and reports spilled out of Dozier detailing beatings, whippings, torture, solitary confinement, shacklings, hog tying, rapes and deaths. —The Marshall Project, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025

Thune still may be able to use Trump, and his own whipping acumen, to push the bill onto the Senate floor amid the uncertainty. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 June 2025

The Eaton Fire had begun raging, fueled by the whipping Santa Ana winds, and was now turning houses into massive matchboxes, reducing them to smoking ash. —Philip Metres july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025

Try cream of coconut in place of heavy whipping cream for a subtle, but delicious, coconut flavor. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing whipping

• whipping boy
• whipping cream
• whipping post

Rhymes for whipping

• chipping
• clipping
• dipping
• dripping
• flipping
• gripping
• nipping
• ripping
• shipping
• sipping
• skipping
• slipping