whipping
/ˈwɪpɪŋ/ noun B2- The punishment of being whipped.
- A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
- A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
- A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
- The lashing of the end of a rope.
- The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.
Plural whippings
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Anne would have infinitely preferred a whipping to this punishment under which her sensitive spirit quivered as from a whiplash.
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