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wallopings

noun

plural of walloping
as in bastinadoes

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  1. whips
  2. whippings
  3. drubbings
Noun
  • The young trees, often called whips, have high stem densities.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Her earliest memories are of an underground bunker, patrolled by male guards with whips, where she was imprisoned with thirty-nine older women.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of whips
Noun
  • Reynolds cites the early-18th-century diary of William Byrd II, who read Homer in the morning and administered whippings to refractory slaves in the afternoon.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.
    — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Definition of whippings
Noun
  • The result was a series of drubbings in the late stages of Grand Slam tournaments that had left Zverev reeling after his loss in the first round of Wimbledon 14 months ago.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After the Jaden Ivey debacle and a series of drubbings, Michael Reinsdorf finally pulled the trigger yesterday and fired executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and his stealthy sidekick, general manager Marc Eversley.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of drubbings
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