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whupping

whupping is the present participle and gerund of whup.

Noun

whupping (plural whuppings)

  1. (colloquial) A beating.
    • What you gonna do ... give me a whupping? You can't whup me no more. You're too old.1986, August Wilson, Fences
  2. (colloquial) A brutal defeat.
    • We laid a whupping on that team.

Meaning of whup

Noun

whup (plural whups)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal, Southern US or African-American Vernacular) A whip.
    • Whup (hwup). Negro for whip.1893, H. A. Shands, Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi, Published by the author, page 68

Forms of whupping

pluralwhuppings

Questions about whupping

What does whupping mean?
Whupping means a beating.
What is whupping the present participle and gerund of?
Whupping is the present participle and gerund of whup.
What part of speech is whupping?
Whupping is a noun.
What is the plural of whupping?
The plural of whupping is whuppings.

Words near whupping in the dictionary

  1. whumpfs
  2. whumping
  3. whumps
  4. whup
  5. whupped
  6. whupping
  7. whuppings
  8. whups
  9. whur
  10. whurl
  11. whurled

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