Whipped Definition & Meaning

Definition

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Etymology

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Synonyms whipped American [wipt, hwipt] / wɪpt, ʰwɪpt /

adjective

1. having received a whipping.

2. subdued or defeated as though by whipping.

   whipped by poverty.

3. beaten into a froth.

   whipped cream.

4. Slang. exhausted; tired; beat.

   After all that weeding, I'm whipped.

5. Slang. excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s romantic partner.

Other Word Forms

• unwhipped adjective
• well-whipped adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipped

First recorded in 1540–50; whip + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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His eyelids were freezing together, and soon they would be bound shut as ice pellets whipped his face from all directions.

From Literature

I opened my rations sack and Kessler whipped a tin cup from his pocket.

From Literature

It began with Ayton getting the defensive rebound and passing the ball to James, who then whipped the ball to Austin Reaves and filled the lane on the fast break.

From Los Angeles Times

After the program, she whipped her fist through the air triumphantly.

From Los Angeles Times

The wind had whipped it to a fury, and it wasn’t ready to calm down just because the storm had passed.

From Literature

Related Words

• beaten

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