whipped

American  

[wipt, hwipt] / wɪpt, ʰwɪpt /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unwhipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipped

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

Example Sentences

Dubois whipped a body shot into Panatta's midriff in the fifth and again in the sixth, each drawing nods of approval from ringside.

From BBC

A fierce wind whipped up from the beach, as officers tried to hold the cordon.

From BBC

Ahead of the holiday season, Costco launched about 45 new Kirkland products, while also cutting prices on items such as chicken pot pies, slabs of bacon, packs of whipped cream and walnuts.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were brief respites, but things seldom got easier: “The wind whipped up at noon and sleet came smacking down,” Mr. Tesson recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Davies added that when Woodhouse returned from that suspension, she and other members had been whipped into supporting his appointment as a school governor.

From BBC

Related Words

• beaten