- present participle of whip.
whipping
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Note: If the ricotta seems especially wet, drain it in a fine-mesh sieve before whipping.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
In a short while, Jones had gained enough confidence in whipping his mannequin’s hair into a ponytail that he vowed to try with his daughter soon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Pratt and his supporters, whipping each other up for weeks, thought most Angelenos saw the city just the way they did.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
She was staring into an endless wall of whirling, whipping, roiling snow.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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
