Synonyms

whipped

American

[wipt, hwipt] / wɪpt, ʰwɪpt /

adjective

having received a whipping.
subdued or defeated as though by whipping.

whipped by poverty.
beaten into a froth.

whipped cream.
Slang. exhausted; tired; beat.

After all that weeding, I'm whipped.
Slang. excessively devoted to or controlled by one’s romantic partner.

Other Word Forms

unwhipped adjective
well-whipped adjective

Etymology

Origin of whipped

First recorded in 1540–50; whip + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Religious feeling had been whipped up by waves of Christian revivals throughout the western part of the state.

From Literature

Inflation isn’t exactly whipped yet, at more than 2% a month.

From Barron's

His eyelids were freezing together, and soon they would be bound shut as ice pellets whipped his face from all directions.

From Literature

I opened my rations sack and Kessler whipped a tin cup from his pocket.

From Literature

It began with Ayton getting the defensive rebound and passing the ball to James, who then whipped the ball to Austin Reaves and filled the lane on the fast break.

From Los Angeles Times

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