as in beating
failure to win a contest
suffered a whipping that took them out of competition
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1
as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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2
as in throwing
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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3
as in swinging
to change the course or direction of (something)
any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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4
as in flapping
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
her hair whipped in the wind
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5
as in lashing
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whipping
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 June 2025
Actually, the Cup survived the playoffs, which ended with the Panthers’ 5-1 whipping of Edmonton that gave the Panthers a 4-2 series win and their second straight championship.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
David K. Li, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Trump is getting increasingly involved in one-on-one whipping of hesitant Republicans, multiple sources told Semafor.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 June 2025
Actually, the Cup survived the playoffs, which ended with the Panthers’ 5-1 whipping of Edmonton that gave the Panthers a 4-2 series win and their second straight championship.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Verb
Then, with seemingly no provocation, the man can be seen standing up and whipping out a knife in his right hand.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipping
Noun
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The killing involved a lengthy beating and torture.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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And in a few moments the room is filled with the faint whooshing sound of a small heart beating.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop the best deals on plush bedding and area rugs hiding in Amazon’s home department.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dak Prescott was terrific all day, throwing for 237 yards and four touchdowns.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their pitching plan this postseason, and particularly in this National League Division Series, seems designed to avoid throwing their most notable relievers.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Manchester United’s Altay Bayindir (6ft 6in) was left flapping at a Declan Rice corner as Riccardo Calafiori nodded home, Raya easily dealt with similar issues later in the game, catching one delivery and punching the other well away from danger.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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These behaviors included; lifting one leg, spinning around on a perch, and flapping their wings on command (Figure 1B).—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Imelda pulled away from the Bahamas Monday evening after lashing the islands with heavy rain, tropical storm-force winds and storm surge for two days.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Loners lashing out America has had genuine subversives and left-wing terror networks in the past.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Liverpool’s defeat at Galatasaray saw their title chances drop from 20 to 15 per cent, with their top-eight chances falling to 59 per cent too (from 84).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The drop in the currency has been driven in part by concerns over Milei’s political support ahead of key midterm elections later this month following a crushing defeat in a local vote in Buenos Aires province in early September.—
Nicolle Yapur,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even if the game was already lost, there might not have been a penalty more maddening than Nick Cousins slashing Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov just as his team began an odd-man rush.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the first step is to recognize the realities, rather than burying our heads in the sand like some gigantic flock of ostriches.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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What more could possibly be learned about the vicious crimes of the Illinois native who murdered at least 33 young men in the ’70s, burying most of them in a crawl space under his home?—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Whipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipping. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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