whipping

whipping

noun

Definition of WHIPPING

1

: the act of one that whips: as a : a severe beating or chastisement b : a stitching with small overcasting stitches

2

: material used to whip or bind

Examples of WHIPPING

1. <suffered a whipping that took them out of competition>

First Known Use of WHIPPING

1540

Related to WHIPPING

Synonyms: beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, defeat

Antonyms: success, triumph, victory, win

Related Words: collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset; lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash

Near Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement; blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover

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Rhymes with WHIPPING

clipping, dripping, lipping, nipping, ripping, shipping