WHIPPINGS Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word whippings. (close relations)
Definition of WHIPPINGS
whipping
Best Alternative Words for WHIPPINGS
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beating | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of overcoming or outdoing • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
thrashing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||||
caning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) | ||||||||
whipstitching | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally | ||||||||
debacle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat | ||||||||
drubbing | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||||
slaughter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the killing of animals (as for food) • a sound defeat • the savage and excessive killing of many people verb • kill (animals) usually for food consumption • kill a large number of people indiscriminately | ||||||||
snappy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • apt to speak irritably • smart and fashionable • pleasantly cold and invigorating • marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners • quick and energetic | ||||||||
tanning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment • making leather from rawhide | ||||||||
trouncing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||||
walloping | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a sound defeat adjective satellite • (used informally) very large | ||||||||
whipstitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally |