Synonyms for whipping

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hwip-ing, wip-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp-

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Définition of whipping

Origin : early 14c., from whip (v.). In parliamentary use from 1850 (the verb in this sense is recorded from 1742), from the sense in fox-hunting. The parliamentary whip's duty originally was to ensure the attendance of party members on important occasions.

noun beating

Example sentences :

The fear of the disgrace of a whipping was too much for me, and I succumbed to the evil one.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

As for Ben, he was less afraid of a whipping than of his father's disapprobation.
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The aurora, like a hundred searchlights, was whipping across the sky.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

I roared, whipping out my sword, 'for I am one of his officers.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The silent Greer endured the whipping without wincing or speaking.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Whipping around a corner of the hut, he had time for a quick squint at the chanters.
Extract from : « Flamedown » by Horace Brown Fyfe

But eventually she contented herself with giving Muche a whipping.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

I'll be whipping the chiss ashore in a jiffy, only Csar's that eager to help, it's wonderful.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

There are three things that are not hurt by whipping—a top, a syllabub, and a cream.
Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh

Whipping out his sword, he made a vicious pass at the lad's breast.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

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