Associations to the word «Whipping»
Noun
Wiktionary
WHIPPING, noun. (countable) The punishment of being whipped.
WHIPPING, noun. (countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
WHIPPING, noun. (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
WHIPPING, noun. (countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
WHIPPING, noun. (nautical) (whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
WHIPPING, verb. Present participle of whip
WHIPPING BOY, noun. Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince.
WHIPPING BOYS, noun. Plural of whipping boy
Dictionary definition
WHIPPING, noun. Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
WHIPPING, noun. A sound defeat.
WHIPPING, noun. A sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally.
WHIPPING, noun. The act of overcoming or outdoing.
WHIPPING, adjective. Smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.