Whipped

How to spell whipped

7 letters · 1 syllable

How to pronounce whipped

What does whipped mean?

1. verbPast tense of whip: to have struck with a lash, or to have moved something suddenly and quickly.
2. adjectiveBeaten rapidly until light and fluffy, as with cream or egg whites.

Whipped in a sentence

• verb

  The strong wind whipped the loose papers across the car park.

• adjective

  She topped each slice of pie with a generous spoon of whipped cream.

• verb

  He whipped his phone out of his pocket the moment it rang.

• adjective

  The recipe called for soft whipped butter folded into the batter.

Where does whipped come from?

Language of origin: Germanic

This is the past form of the verb 'whip', which traces back to Middle English 'wippen', meaning to move quickly, to swing, or to flick. The word is closely tied to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German 'wippen', which meant to swing, leap, or dance, reflecting the quick lashing motion the word still describes today. From the idea of a swift flicking movement came both the sense of striking with a lash and the sense of beating ingredients rapidly until they are light and stiff. English added the regular '-ed' ending, but because 'whip' ends in a short stressed vowel followed by a single consonant, that final 'p' doubles before the suffix; this doubling rule is the main thing a writer has to remember. The same Germanic family gives us 'whippet', the fast dog, named for its quick darting motion.

How the word is built

• whip (Germanic root: to strike or move quickly)
• -p- (doubled consonant)
• -ed (past tense/participle suffix)