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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as in throwing
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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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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as in flapping
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
her hair whipped in the wind
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whipping
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Fresh broccoli balances the richness of the cream cheese and whipping cream, which renders this Chicken-and-Broccoli Pasta Bake incredibly decadent.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Even with Joe Rogan ringside bringing color commentary in Sin City tomorrow night, that’s gotta hurt Paramount+ almost as much as losing part of the bread and circuses spotlight to Netflix and a skinny guy Spider-manning up the 11th tallest building in the world with the wind whipping around him.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
WinCo and Aldi tied for their prices on whole milk and whipping cream.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Fresh broccoli balances the richness of the cream cheese and whipping cream, which renders this Chicken-and-Broccoli Pasta Bake incredibly decadent.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
Would the place that had been home for months withstand the whipping winds?
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Even with Joe Rogan ringside bringing color commentary in Sin City tomorrow night, that’s gotta hurt Paramount+ almost as much as losing part of the bread and circuses spotlight to Netflix and a skinny guy Spider-manning up the 11th tallest building in the world with the wind whipping around him.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipping
Noun
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The Mountaineers allowed only three field goals in the third, one of them a buzzer-beating layup by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs that made it 47-37 heading to the fourth quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Former detainees and human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and severe abuses inside the facility, including beatings, electric shocks, suspension by limbs, prolonged stress positions and other degrading treatment.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The owner of Abound Trading Corporation called police Monday to report that an employee, Ricardo Jose Blanco Nunez, was spotted moving a box containing 50 Kingston memory cards valued at around $14,750 and hiding it in the company warehouse, according to an arrest affidavit.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Young children are being used as bait to lure their parents out of hiding.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The duo got together for a throwing session a couple of weeks ago to hone their chemistry on routes.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Panthers owner David Tepper, with a net worth of $20 billion, was fined only $300,000 for throwing a drink at Jaguars fans.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The team also discovered that rays using undulatory, wave-like swimming had better ground clearance than those with purely oscillatory, flapping motions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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For example, malware could send commands to rapidly open and close circuit breakers, a technique known as flapping.—
Saman Zonouz,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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England’s Test team are still licking their wounds after their humbling Down Under.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Paramount has refused to accept defeat, launching a hostile takeover to attempt to claim its rival — a pursuit that Warner board members are fighting.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The result was a catastrophic defeat for the Confederacy.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company’s leadership was too focused on slashing costs and not enough on investing back into its brands, particularly at a time when consumer tastes were changing.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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And now Tom Pohlad is expecting a competitive team to be built from that rubble while simultaneously slashing payroll by another $30 million.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Late in the mess that was the Rams’ final game of the season, Sean McVay was seen frustratingly burying his face in his play card.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Drake Powell followed by scoring six straight points himself, burying a 3 over Jaylen Brown before finishing a tough fadeaway in the lane plus the foul.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Whipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipping. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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