noun
- beatings with a whip or similar instrument as punishment
- defeats in competition or conflict
Usage: often historical context
Usage: informal
Examples
- The historical records documented the cruel whippings of enslaved people.
- Public whippings were once common forms of punishment.
- The team suffered several whippings during their losing streak.
- After those whippings in the playoffs, they rebuilt their roster.
- The novel described the harsh whippings administered in the prison.
- Our chess club took some serious whippings in the tournament.