Synonyms for whipping

Most common

licking · thrashing · drubbing · walloping · lashing · flogging · beating · punishment

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The punishment of being whipped.

2. n. 2

   A heavy defeat; a thrashing.

3. n. 3

   A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.

Related words

Phrases

whipping boy whipping post whipping top

Forms

Plural

whippings → thrashings, lickings, wallopings, drubbings…

Example sentences

• licking Licking is part of a cat's self-grooming routine.
• thrashing We gave them a proper thrashing.
• drubbing After its drubbing at the polls, the party has to reinvent itself.
• lashing When we left the house, the rain was lashing down.
• flogging Have you ever considered trying flogging in our play?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cane¹

6 letters

defeat²

7 letters

beating², licking², tanning², debacle³, lashing²

8 letters

flogging², drubbing²

9 letters

slaughter², thrashing², walloping³, scourging²

10 letters

punishment³, whipstitch

11 letters

fustigation

12 letters

flagellation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defeat² = 2 syllables).