# whipping

Pronunciation: say "WIP-ing" /ˈwɪpɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A punishment in which a person is struck repeatedly with a whip.
   - Simple: A punishment where someone is hit hard with a whip.
   - _The court sentenced the offender to a public whipping in the square._
   - _He still bore the scars from a whipping he had endured as a boy._
3. A heavy defeat, especially a lopsided loss in a game or contest.
   - Simple: A very big loss in a game or contest.
   - _The home side handed their rivals a 6–0 whipping._
   - _After such a whipping, the coach demanded changes before the next match._
4. The beating of cream to mix in air and turn it thick and fluffy.
   - Simple: The fast beating of cream so it fills with air and turns thick and fluffy.
   - _Proper whipping incorporates enough air to give the cream real volume._
   - _The whipping should stop the moment soft peaks begin to form._
5. A length of cord or thread used to lash or bind something tightly.
   - Simple: A cord or thread used to tie or wrap tightly around something.
   - _He bound the cracked shaft with a neat whipping of waxed thread._
   - _A few whippings of twine kept the bundle from coming apart on the cart._
6. The lashing of tightly wound cord around the end of a rope to bind its strands.
   - Simple: Cord wound tightly around the cut end of a rope so it does not come apart.
   - _Before splicing, she finished each rope end with a tight whipping._
   - _The bosun checked that every line on deck had a proper whipping._
7. The sewing of single leaves into sections by overcasting thread along their edges.
   - Simple: A way of sewing single book pages together by looping thread over their edges.
   - _The binder repaired the album using whipping to secure each loose leaf._
   - _Whipping let her rebind the cropped plates that could not be sewn through folds._

## Verb

2. Present participle of whip. — present participle and gerund of whip
   - Simple: Present participle of whip. Use this form for the action as it is happening.
   - _He stood at the counter, whipping eggs for the cake._
   - _Rain came whipping across the open field as the storm grew._

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