About The Word Whipping

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Whipping

Whipping Meaning & Definition
Whipping Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whipping?

[n] beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
[n] the act of overcoming or outdoing
[n] a stitch passing over an edge diagonally
[n] a sound defeat
[adj] smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Whipping: debacle | drubbing | flagellation | flogging | lashing | slaughter | snappy | spirited | tanning | thrashing | trouncing | walloping | whipstitch | whipstitching

Related Terms | Find terms related to Whipping:

See Also | beating | combat | defeat | drubbing | fight | fighting | horsewhipping | lacing | licking | self-flagellation | stitch | thrashing | trouncing | whacking

Whipping In Webster's Dictionary

\Whip"ping\, a & n. from {Whip}, v. {Whipping post}, a post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped.

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