whipped

[wipt, hwipt]

adjective

1. having received a whipping.

2. subdued or defeated as though by whipping.

   whipped by poverty.

3. beaten into a froth.

   whipped cream.

4. Slang.,  exhausted; tired; beat.

   After all that weeding, I'm whipped.

5. Slang.,  excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s romantic partner.

Other Word Forms

• unwhipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of whipped¹

First recorded in 1540–50; whip + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Nitrous oxide is sold legally within the catering industry for use in products such as whipped cream.

Read more on BBC

The stakes feel just as high for many businesses in the US and abroad, which have been paying the price while getting whipped about by fast-changing policies.

Read more on BBC

Roj camp sits on the edge of the Syrian desert - whipped by the wind, and scorched by the sun.

Read more on BBC

Rom Braslavski was whipped, beaten and offered food to convert to Islam.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Evidence presented during the weeklong preliminary hearing showed that clumps of hair had been ripped out of Mooney’s head, and severe bruising suggested she had been whipped and beaten.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beaten