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Scourging vs Whipping - What's the difference?

scourging | whipping |

As verbs the difference between scourging and whipping

is that scourging is present participle of lang=en while whipping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between scourging and whipping

is that scourging is a beating with a scourge; a flogging while whipping is the punishment of being whipped.

scourging

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beating with a scourge; a flogging.

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    whipping

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) The punishment of being whipped.
  • (countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
  • (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
  • (countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
  • (nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).

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