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The correct spelling is whipping.
How to pronounce whipping
verb
IPA: /ˈwɪpɪŋ/
Say it like: Wip-pin-g
The correct spelling is whipping. To hit with a whip. For example: "The rider whipped the horse."
Usage Examples
“The rider whipped the horse.”
“I whipped her with a newspaper.”
“to whip eggs or cream”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To hit with a whip.
- 2.(by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- 3.To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- 4.To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- 5.To urge into action or obedience.
noun
- 1.The punishment of being whipped.
- 2.A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
- 3.A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
- 4.A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
- 5.(whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
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