"whupping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whuppings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whupping (plural whuppings)
  1. (colloquial) A beating. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-whupping-en-noun-fqDUGU1O
  2. (colloquial) A brutal defeat. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-whupping-en-noun-58UWOPks

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} whupping
  1. present participle and gerund of whup Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: whup
    Sense id: en-whupping-en-verb-kHZZ321A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 90

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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