Associations to the word «Whipping»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.