whipping

[ˈwɪpɪŋ]

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whip

A whipping is a type of punishment or beating, often with a flexible object like a belt or a cord.

When someone gets whipped, it's usually as a form of discipline or correction. In some historical and cultural contexts, whipping was used as a severe punishment for breaking rules or laws. You might hear about whippings in stories about schools from long ago, where students who misbehaved were punished with a few lashes on their hands or backside.

How common is "whipping"?

Word whipping is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To hit with a whip.
Example: The rider whipped the horse.
(by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
Example: I whipped her with a newspaper.
To defeat, as in a contest or game.
To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
Example: to whip eggs or cream
To urge into action or obedience.
Example: He whipped the department into shape.
To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
Example: to whip a ruffle
To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
Example: He whipped the ball at me.
To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
To snap back and forth like a whip.
Example: The pennants whipped in the wind.
To move very fast.
Example: The wind whipped through the valley.
To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
Example: to whip wheat