whipping

  1. Noun.  (countable) The punishment of being whipped.
  2. Noun.  (countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
  5. Noun.  (nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
  6. Verb.  (present participle of, whip) .

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