whipping

American  

[hwip-ing, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- /

noun

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 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

• self-whipping adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipping

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

Example Sentences

But I hope Fennell, and other hedonistic filmmakers like her, get to keep whipping blockbusters out of their doldrums.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not a runner, but I pump my legs as fast as possible, hair whipping across my face in the windy afternoon.

From Literature

On this February day, only the wind broke the deafening silence, whipping across the scattering of small colourful houses.

From Barron's

A strong wind was whipping up bigger waves on the surface, and I could only stay afloat through constant, frenetic movement.

From Literature

Disney’s Imagineers started whipping up designs, but Disneyland executives worried estimated costs ranging from $500 million to $1.5 billion weren’t worth it, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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