Meaning of WHIPPING
| Pronunciation: | | 'wiping
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | debacle, drubbing, flagellation, flogging, lashing, slaughter, snappy, spirited, tanning, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipstitch, whipstitching |
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| | See Also: | | beating, combat, defeat, drubbing, fight, fighting, horsewhipping, lacing, licking, self-flagellation, stitch, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Whip"ping\,
a & n. from {Whip}, v.
{Whipping post}, a post to which offenders are tied, to be
legally whipped.
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