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Definition of whipping noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whipping

noun
 
/ˈwɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˈwɪpɪŋ/
[usually singular]
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  1. an act of hitting somebody with a whip, as a punishment
    • He threatened the boy with a whipping.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhipping is used before these nouns:
    • cream
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