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whipping

whipping

22 3.8
Beating a person or animal with a whip as punishment
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪpɪŋ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : azotamiento
  • Here, at the age of seven or eight, a shoeless, pantless, precocious Douglass first saw whippings and petty cruelties.
  • a whipping boy
  • a whipping post

Yeah, I'm on licence for the pistol whipping.

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Examples

  • You stay with your sister, or you'll get a whipping from me, hear?" He raised his hand threateningly.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • My mother said I needed whipping, and my father gave me the strap.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • - He needs a good whipping.

  • Jamie spent the night in chains and went to the whipping post first thing in the morning.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The whipping and the flogging.

  • Mr. Garth has the legal right to give her the whipping post, the pillory, or the branding iron if he chooses to use it.

  • Through the hellish smoke, he sees ABOU FATMA, still tied to the whipping post, staring at him in silent reproach.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • In the old days, a serious offense could lead to a public whipping as punishment.

  • The teacher explained that a whipping could be a consequence for repeated misbehavior.

  • He recalled his childhood fear of receiving a whipping for not finishing his chores.

Synonyms

beating
vswhipping
  • NSFW
276 4.2

Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence

is specifically a punishment with a whip or strap, not any violent strike
battering
vswhipping
  • NSFW
18 6.5

Repeated violent hitting or strong criticism that causes harm

is an act performed as official punishment using a whip or strap, not general attack
corporal punishment
vswhipping
  • Offensive
11 5.7

Physical hitting of a person to make them obey rules

refers specifically to striking with a whip or strap rather than all physical punishments
lashing
vswhipping
  • NSFW
6 7.0

Beating someone with a whip or strap as punishment

can apply to animals as well as people when punishing
thrashing
vswhipping
  • Offensive
6 6.7

A severe beating given to someone as punishment

involves a whip, strap, or similar object rather than unspecified tools
flagellation
vswhipping
  • Offensive
4 9.9

Beating the body as a religious ceremony, as punishment, or for sexual pleasure

is limited to punishment with a whip or strap rather than ritual or sexual contexts
whacking
vswhipping
  • Offensive
4 8.1

A hard hit given to someone as punishment

uses a whip, strap, or similar object rather than any striking method
to paddle
vswhipping
  • Offensive
4 7.4

To hit someone with a flat board as punishment

relies on a strap or similar object rather than a flat implement
caning
vswhipping
  • NSFW
4 6.9

To punish someone by hitting them with a stick

uses a whip, strap, or similar object rather than a cane or stick
flogging
vswhipping
  • NSFW
1 8.0

An act of beating someone with a whip as punishment

applies also to animals as well as people for punishment
paddling
vswhipping
  • Offensive
1 5.1

A light spanking with a flat board used as punishment

is harsher using a strap or similar object rather than a light flat implement
tanning
vswhipping
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A beating with a strap or rope given as punishment

is the standard term without the old fashioned or informal tone
drubbing
vswhipping
1 8.6

A severe beating given as punishment

is the same action but not necessarily stressing extreme severity
bastinado
vswhipping
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A punishment that involves beating the soles of someone's feet with a stick

targets the whole body with a whip or strap rather than only soles
horsewhipping
vswhipping
  • Offensive
9.6

An act of hitting someone with a long leather whip as punishment

is the general punishment by striking, not limited to horsewhips
lacing
vswhipping
  • Offensive
9.4

A severe beating that someone gets as punishment

focuses on punishment using a strap or similar object rather than any blows

Antonyms

328 1.3

To give something to someone to thank them for doing something good

211 3.0

To forgive someone for a small mistake or rude act

Compounds

9 8.1

A person who is blamed or punished for other people's mistakes

5 2.0

Cream with a lot of fat that you beat to make a light thick foam

whipping post
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment

A thick cream with a lot of fat used for whipping and cooking

A dairy product with medium fat that you can beat until light and fluffy and is lighter than heavy cream

whipping top
  • Archaic
8.0

A toy top you make spin by hitting it with a short cord

A woman unfairly blamed or punished for other people's mistakes

How Severe

whipping
  • Offensive
22 3.8
caning
  • NSFW
4 6.9
slap
110 1.0

Surface Forms

whipping singular
whippings plural

Morphology

whipping = whip (transparent) = whip + ing

A straightforward nominalization/gerund from the verb 'whip' meaning the physical act of beating; B1 learners who know 'whip' will readily infer this sense.

Etymology

Whipping comes from the simple word whip, which copies the quick, sharp sound of a lash and originally meant 'to strike' or 'to beat'. So a whipping is the act of beating someone with a whip.