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Whipping
01
the act of striking a person with a flexible instrument designed for inflicting pain as a form of punishment or discipline
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
whippings
Examples
The practice of whipping as a punishment was common in some historical societies.
02
the act of overcoming or outdoing
03
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
04
a sound defeat
whipping
01
smart and fashionable
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most whipping
Comparative
more whipping
gradable
Lexical Tree
whipping
whip
