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• present participle of whip.

whipping

American  

[hwip-ing, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- /

noun

• whippings
  plural

1. a beating or flogging, especially one administered with a whip or the like in punishment.

2. a defeat, as in sports.

3. an arrangement of cord, twine, or the like, whipped or wound about a thing, as to bind parts together or prevent unraveling, as at the end of a rope.

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whipping British  

/ ˈwɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement

2. cord or twine used for binding or lashing

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-whipping
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• whippings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of whipping

First recorded in 1530–40; whip + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

whipping whippings

“Those trucks were really whipping around. We dressed a couple of stunt Kennedys who were placed around them to make sure they were safe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Near the French surfing hotspot of Le Grand Crohot, an AFP reporter saw violent gusts of wind whipping up flames as firefighting aircraft attempted to extinguish a rekindled fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Note: If the ricotta seems especially wet, drain it in a fine-mesh sieve before whipping.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Looking around for a good whipping stick, I spied one about ten feet away and darted over to get it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The father of the student told BBC Pidgin he approved the whippings.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021

English officials jailed as many as 15,000 Quakers, and their missionaries faced whippings, exile, and even the death penalty in Massachusetts.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

James Bolton, interviewed by a white worker in Athens, Georgia, told this story about whippings:

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2016

So too with one of the workshop editions of “Ecce Homo”: Bosch presents a Christ who is bowed and lacerated with whippings and dripping with blood, whereas his follower presents Christ standing upright, seemingly unhurt.

From Economist ● Feb. 25, 2016

Aunt Loma’s heart was down on a level with Mr. Angus Tuttle’s, and he had caused me more whippings than I could count.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Related Words

• flogging
• licking
• pounding
• spanking
• thrashing
• trouncing