# whipping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,221

## Definitions
1. The punishment of being whipped.
2. A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
3. A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.
4. A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
5. The lashing of the end of a rope.
6. The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.

## Easily confused with
- **wiping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-wiping)
- **whiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-whiting)
- **wrapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-wrapping)
- **whopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-whopping)
- **whirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-whirling)
- **whining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whining-vs-whipping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hwipping`, `whhipping`, `whiping`, `whipipng`, `whippign`, `whippingg`, `whippinng`, `whippnig`, `whpiping`, `wihpping`, `wwhipping`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whipping