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whipping vs trouncing

trouncing vs whipping

whipping and trouncing both are nouns.

whipping is an adjective but trouncing is not an adjective.

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

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