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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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Etymology

Origin of whipped

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

Example Sentences

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The finished cake is topped with a chocolate-cardamom whipped cream that calls for just four ingredients: cocoa powder, ground cardamom, sugar and heavy cream.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Reaching the summit after several hours, they stayed only long enough to take pictures and plant flags as 50-mph winds whipped around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Individual traders have whipped out the “buy the dip” playbook in response to other recent market routs, including February’s tech-sector selloff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Gold prices have whipped around and Treasurys sold off sharply, yet the dollar has climbed since the start of the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Naravirala turned a cutting look on her child; she whipped up her wings in warning and beat them, huge feathered sails above her head.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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