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whipping
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
whipping
(noun)
whipping boy
(noun)
whipping cream
(noun)
pistol–whip
(verb)
whip
(verb)
whipping
/
ˈ
wɪpɪŋ/
noun
plural
whippings
whipping
/
ˈ
wɪpɪŋ/
noun
plural
whippings
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHIPPING
[
count
]
:
the act of hitting someone with a whip
They threatened to give him a
whipping
. [=they threatened to whip him]
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