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 of whipping

• beating
• defeat
• loss

Examples of whipping in a Sentence

suffered a whipping that took them out of competition

Recent Examples on the Web

The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

In 1918, then-owner Philip Guichet invented the Grasshopper cocktail, incorporating white and green crème de menthe, white and dark crème de cacao, heavy whipping cream and brandy. —Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026

Now the piano has something to play against, slinking, leaping, whipping, and swiveling like an agitated shark in a tank of impassive harmonies. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026

In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia. —Aida Mogos, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

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