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whipping vs thrashing

thrashing vs whipping

whipping and thrashing both are nouns.

whipping is an adjective but thrashing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whipping Yes Yes No No
thrashing Yes No No No
As nouns, thrashing is a hypernym of whipping; that is, thrashing is a word with a broader meaning than whipping:
  • whipping: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • thrashing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Other hypernyms of whipping include beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, trouncing, whacking.
As nouns, whipping and thrashing are synonyms defined as:
  • whipping and thrashing: a sound defeat
Other synonyms of whipping include debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, walloping.
whipping (noun) thrashing (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
the act of overcoming or outdoing a sound defeat
a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
a sound defeat
whipping (adjective) thrashing (adjective)
smart and fashionable
Difference between whipping and thrashing

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