hitting vs whipping

hitting

noun
  • A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. 

  • The batter's hitting improved with practice. 

whipping

noun
  • The punishment of being whipped. 

  • A heavy defeat; a thrashing. 

  • A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc. 

  • The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501). 

  • A cord or thread used to lash or bind something. 

  • The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread. 

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