Past tense of whip
regular verb
The past tense of whip is whipped. The past participle is also whipped.
Forms of whip
| Base form (V1) | whip /ˈwɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | whipped /ʍɪpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | whipped /ʍɪpt/ |
| Present participle | whipping /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | whips |
Whipped in a sentence
- The rider whipped the horse.
- I whipped her with a newspaper.
- A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.From the entry wisp
- He whipped in a dangerous cross, and Faulkner headed into the net.From the entry whip in
- He suddenly whipped out his gun and pointed it at his doctor.From the entry whip out
Meaning of whip
- noun A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- noun The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- noun A blow administered with a whip.
Questions about the past tense of whip
- What is the past tense of whip?
- The past tense of whip is whipped.
- What is the past participle of whip?
- The past participle of whip is whipped.
- Is whip a regular or irregular verb?
- Whip is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whip (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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