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WHIPPING Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word whipping. (exact relations)
There are 29 hypernyms of the word whipping. (close relations)
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beating
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

caning
verb, nounv, n
noun

• work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)

flagellation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

flogging
verb, nounv, n
noun

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

lashing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

• rope that is used for fastening something to something else

adjective satellite

• violently urging on by whipping or flogging

spanking
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of slapping on the buttocks

adjective satellite

• quick and energetic

thrashing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

birching
verb, nounv, n
noun

• hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

• any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

• a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment

adjective satellite

• consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

verb

• whip with a birch twig

paddling
verb, nounv, n
noun

• small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

• a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

• an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

• a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

verb

• propel with a paddle

• play in or as if in water, as of small children

• swim like a dog in shallow water

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• stir with a paddle

scourging
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment

• something causing misery or death

• a person who inspires fear or dread

verb

• punish severely; excoriate

• whip

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

lash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

• leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip

• a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

verb

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• lash or flick about sharply

• strike as if by whipping

• bind with a rope, chain, or cord

whipstitching
nounn
noun

• a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

blister
nounn
noun

• a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

• (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

• (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

verb

• get blistered

• subject to harsh criticism

• cause blisters to form on

flail
verbv
noun

• an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

verb

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• move like a flail; thresh about

flog
verb, nounv, n
verb

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• beat with a cane

lather
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the froth produced by soaps or detergents

• agitation resulting from active worry

• a workman who puts up laths

• the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

verb

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• form a lather

• exude sweat or lather

• rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

pip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a disease of poultry

• a minor nonspecific ailment

• a small hard seed found in some fruits

• a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

• a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

verb

• kill by firing a missile

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• defeat thoroughly

scald
verbv
noun

• a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

• the act of burning with steam or hot water

verb

• subject to harsh criticism

• treat with boiling water

• heat to the boiling point

• burn with a hot liquid or steam

scorch
verbv
noun

• a surface burn

• a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

• a discoloration caused by heat

verb

• subject to harsh criticism

• make very hot and dry

• become superficially burned

• destroy completely by or as if by fire

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

slash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a wound made by cutting

• an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

• a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

verb

• cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• cut open

• cut drastically

• move or stir about violently

Best Hypernyms For WHIPPING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for whipping, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (24)
beat afters assail attack convulse crush dessert flexibility flexibleness instrument jactitate legislator round scramble shell slash snipe strike sweet thrash thresh toss trounce vanquish
Phrases (5)
beat outlash outthrash aboutthresh aboutwork over

Alternatives for BEATING

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