whipping

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
whipping

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural whippings

whipping (countable and uncountable; plural whippings)

  1. (countable) The punishment of being whipped.
  2. (countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
  3. (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
  4. (countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
  5. (nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).

[edit] Translations

punishment
defeat
cooking technique
cord
nautical term

[edit] Verb

whipping

  1. Present participle of whip.
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