whipping meaning and definition

WHIPPING noun

Definition of whipping (noun)

1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
   • synonyms: flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning
2. a sound defeat
   • synonyms: debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping
3. a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
   • synonyms: whipstitch, whipstitching
4. the act of overcoming or outdoing
   • synonyms: beating

WHIPPING adjective

Definition of whipping (adjective)

1. smart and fashionable
   • "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
   • synonyms: snappy