whipping (redirected from whippings)

whip·ping  (hwpng, wp-)

n.

1. The act of one that whips.

2. A thrashing administered especially as punishment.

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

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whipping [ˈwɪpɪŋ]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) cord or twine used for binding or lashing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whipping - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment flogging, lashing, tanning, flagellation whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
	2.	whipping - a sound defeat                       drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, slaughter, debacle defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	whipping - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally whipstitch, whipstitching overcasting, overcast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
	4.	whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing     beating fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Adj.	1.	whipping - smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" snappy spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

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whipping

noun beating, lashing, thrashing, caning, hiding (informal), punishment, tanning (slang), birching, flogging, spanking, the strap, flagellation, castigation, leathering Whenever we misbehaved, we were given a whipping.

Translations

whipping [ˈwɪpɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= hiding) → tunda f, azotaina f; (more serious) → paliza f
you'll get a whipping if your dad finds out → como tu padre se entere te van a dar una tunda or azotaina
to give sb a whipping → dar una tunda or azotaina a algn

2. (= defeat) → paliza f

B. CPD whipping boy N → cabeza f de turco, chivo m expiatorio
whipping cream N → nata f para montar
whipping post N poste donde se apoya el infractor para ser azotado
whipping top N → peonza f, trompo m

whipping [ˈ^hwɪpɪŋ] n (= beating) → raclée f
to give sb a whipping → donner une raclée à qn
whipping boy n (fig) → bouc m émissaire
whipping cream n → crème f à monter

whipping

n (= beating) → Tracht f → Prügel; (inf: = defeat) → Niederlage f; (fig: in debate etc) → Pleite f; to give somebody a whipping (lit) → jdm eine Tracht Prügel versetzen; (with whip) → jdn auspeitschen; (fig inf) → jdn in die Pfanne hauen (inf); the government got a whipping → die Regierung erlebte eine Pleite (inf)

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whipping:

whipping boy

n → Prügelknabe m; to use somebody as a whipping → jdn zum Prügelknaben machen

whipping cream

n → Schlagsahne f

whipping top

n → Kreisel m

whipping [ˈwɪpɪŋ] n to give sb a whipping → dare delle frustate fpl a qn