Whipping

Word WHIPPING
Character 8
Hyphenation whip ping
Pronunciations /ˈwɪpɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Whipping"

What do we mean by whipping?

The act of one that whips. noun

A thrashing administered especially as punishment. noun

Material, such as cord or thread, used to lash or bind parts. noun

In golf, the thin twine with which the head and shaft of a club are bound together. noun

A beating; flagellation. noun

A defeat; a beating: as, the enemy got a good whipping. See whip, verb, 9. noun

Nautical, a piece of twine or small cord wound. round the end of a rope to keep it from unlaying. noun

In bookbinding, the sewing of the raw edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread Eng.: known in the United States as whip-stitching. noun

In sewing, same as overcasting, 2. noun

The act or method of casting the fly in angling; casting. noun

A & n. from whip, v.

A post to which offenders are tied, to be legally whipped.

The punishment of being whipped. noun

A heavy defeat; a thrashing. noun

A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc. noun

A cord or thread used to lash or bind something. noun

The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501). noun

Present participle of whip. verb

Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment noun

A sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally noun

To hit with a whip.

(by extension) To hit with any flexible object.

To defeat, as in a contest or game.

To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

To urge into action or obedience.

To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.

To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

To snap back and forth like a whip.

To move very fast.

To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

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The word "whipping" in example sentences

The master seemed much inclined to consider her condemned out of her own mouth, and give her a whipping at once; for it argued more than ignorance to answer _a whipping_, instead of _the wrath and curse of ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

He says he may run because the United States has becoming what he calls the whipping post for the rest of the world. ❋ Elyse Siegel (2011)

And the prime minister said an independent investigation would turn the Israeli army into what he called a whipping boy. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I'm not sure exactly what the word "whipping" means in this post. ❋ Murshedz (2011)

The republicans along with their leaders - like limbaugh have succeeded in whipping their party's illiterate into a frenzy while couching their own racist agenda. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Republicans believe in whipping your slave, the Democrats in lying to your slave. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tancredo has aided and abetted in whipping up the frenzy against people with olive skin and surnames ending with a vowel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Republican candidates face no such challenges in whipping up enthusiasm. ❋ Dan Balz (2010)

In an interview, Geller, who was instrumental in whipping up opposition to an Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, said she has no objection to the halal certification itself. ❋ Paul Farhi (2010)

You also seem to believe in whipping women, seeing your quote at the end of the blog page. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The SEC delights in whipping Big Ten teams in what's become a rivalry that steams up fans on both sides. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But the whole story has become politically charged with the Standard and their sister paper The Mail delighting in whipping up a frenzy, and it even became a topic of questions at a reception for the International Olympic Committee yesterday. ❋ Jonathan (2005)

Undoubtedly Orwell played a major role in whipping up Cold War hysteria. ❋ Unknown (1983)

Many of these essay-lets have a peculiar charm: they seem to crave expansion -- we wish them longer, and are as little pleased to find a fresh title whipping itself in before our eyes as children are at a rapidly managed magic-lantern show, when the impatient exhibitor presents a View in Egypt to eyes which have hardly begun to take in Solomon's Temple. ❋ Various (N/A)

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