whipping
noun
whip·ping
ˈ(h)wi-piŋ 
1
: the act of one that whips: such as
a
: a severe beating or chastisement
b
: a stitching with small overcasting stitches
2
: material used to whip or bind
Examples of whipping in a Sentence
suffered a whipping that took them out of competition
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Heavy whipping cream: Adds moisture and tenderness to the scones, as well as helping bind the dough.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
During a Communist Party meeting earlier this month, Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed U.S. sanctions -- the government’s favorite whipping boy -- for the crisis.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
That churn, that constant whipping up and reinvigoration of relationships that art fairs were built for was in full view.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Scolding and whippings from Elizabeth and her exasperated father did nothing.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
During a Communist Party meeting earlier this month, Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed U.S. sanctions -- the government’s favorite whipping boy -- for the crisis.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
That churn, that constant whipping up and reinvigoration of relationships that art fairs were built for was in full view.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Scolding and whippings from Elizabeth and her exasperated father did nothing.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whipping
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“Whipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whipping. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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