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whipping

noun

: the act of hitting someone with a whip

Full Definition of WHIPPING

1

: the act of one that whips: as

a : a severe beating or chastisement

b : a stitching with small overcasting stitches

2

: material used to whip or bind

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First Known Use of WHIPPING

1540

Related to WHIPPING

Synonyms: beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, defeat

Antonyms: success, triumph, victory, win

Rhymes with WHIPPING

clipping, dripping, lipping, nipping, ripping, shipping

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