whipping

whip·ping

 (wĭp′ĭng, hwĭp′-)

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

2. (Textiles) cord or twine used for binding or lashing

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whip•ping

(ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp-)

n.

1. a beating, esp. one administered with a whip or the like in punishment.

2. a defeat, as in sports.

3. an arrangement of cord, twine, or thread wound about something.

[1530–40]

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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.

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whipping

noun

1. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:

beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing.

Informal: trimming.

Slang: licking.

2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:

beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.

Informal: massacre, trimming.

Slang: dusting, licking.

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Translations

coup de fouetsurliure

batosta

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

whipping

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

whipping

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995