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English adjective: whipping | |||
| 1. | whipping smart and fashionable | ||
| Samples | Snappy conversation. Some sharp and whipping lines. | ||
| Synonyms | snappy | ||
| Similar | spirited | ||
| Antonyms | spiritless | ||
English noun: whipping | |||
| 1. | whipping (act) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | ||
| Synonyms | flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | horsewhipping, self-flagellation | ||
| 2. | whipping (event) a sound defeat | ||
| Synonyms | debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
| 3. | whipping (artifact) a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | ||
| Synonyms | whipstitch, whipstitching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embroidery stitch, sewing stitch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcast, overcasting | ||
| 4. | whipping (act) the act of overcoming or outdoing | ||
| Synonyms | beating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combat, fight, fighting, scrap | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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