- present participle of whip.
whipping
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“Those trucks were really whipping around. We dressed a couple of stunt Kennedys who were placed around them to make sure they were safe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
With no solutions in sight, oil producers have little choice but to try to communicate goodwill to the administration—and play the role of whipping boy as the crisis endures, observers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Near the French surfing hotspot of Le Grand Crohot, an AFP reporter saw violent gusts of wind whipping up flames as firefighting aircraft attempted to extinguish a rekindled fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Note: If the ricotta seems especially wet, drain it in a fine-mesh sieve before whipping.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Brer Fox stood tall, his good ear flicking and his head whipping left and right as he sniffed the air.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
The father of the student told BBC Pidgin he approved the whippings.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
English officials jailed as many as 15,000 Quakers, and their missionaries faced whippings, exile, and even the death penalty in Massachusetts.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
James Bolton, interviewed by a white worker in Athens, Georgia, told this story about whippings:
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2016
So too with one of the workshop editions of “Ecce Homo”: Bosch presents a Christ who is bowed and lacerated with whippings and dripping with blood, whereas his follower presents Christ standing upright, seemingly unhurt.
From Economist ● Feb. 25, 2016
Aunt Loma’s heart was down on a level with Mr. Angus Tuttle’s, and he had caused me more whippings than I could count.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
