definition of
whipping

[1] #1 whipping n. [tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation] beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. wn

[2] #2 whipping s. [snappy] smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines". wn

[3] #3 whipping n. [thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing] a sound defeat. wn

[4] #4 whipping n. [whipstitch, whipstitching] a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally. wn

[5] #5 whipping n. [beating] the act of overcoming or outdoing. wn