"whipping" in the noun sense

1. whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

2. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping

a sound defeat

3. whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching

a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

4. beating, whipping

the act of overcoming or outdoing

"whipping" in the verb sense

1. flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce

beat severely with a whip or rod

"The teacher often flogged the students"

"The children were severely trounced"

2. worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up

defeat thoroughly

"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

3. whip

thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

"The tall grass whipped in the wind"

4. whip, lash

strike as if by whipping

"The curtain whipped her face"

5. whisk, whip

whip with or as if with a wire whisk

"whisk the eggs"

6. blister, scald, whip

subject to harsh criticism

"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"

"the professor scaled the students"

"your invectives scorched the community"

"whipping" in the adjective sense

1. snappy, whipping

smart and fashionable

"snappy conversation"

"some sharp and whipping lines"

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