unwhipped

unwhipped

A baker adds unwhipped cream to a bowl of fresh strawberries.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Not beaten with a whip: "unwhipped" describes something that has not been struck or lashed with a whip, typically an animal or a person.
    • Not defeated or subdued: In a figurative sense, "unwhipped" can mean not conquered, overcome, or brought under control, often used in slang or informal contexts.
    • Not whipped in preparation: In cooking, "unwhipped" refers to cream, eggs, or other ingredients that have not been beaten or whisked into a frothy or stiff state.
Usage Examples
  • (Not struck with a whip.)
  • (Not defeated or subdued.)
  • (Not whipped in cooking.)
Advanced Usage

  • "unwhipped cream": a specific term in cooking for cream that has not been aerated or thickened by whisking.

    • Fold the unwhipped cream gently into the mixture to avoid overmixing. (Use cream that has not been beaten.)

  • "unwhipped" in slang: historically used to describe a person who has not been physically punished or who remains defiant.

    • The prisoner was unwhipped after the interrogation, maintaining his silence. (Not beaten or coerced.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Unwhipped (adj): no direct variant; the base word is "whipped" (past participle of whip).
  • Whip (v): to strike with a whip; to beat (cream, eggs) into a froth; to defeat decisively.
    • She will whip the cream for dessert. (Beat it into a froth.)
  • Whipped (adj): having been beaten with a whip; defeated; beaten into a frothy consistency.
    • The whipped cream was light and fluffy. (Beaten into a froth.)
Synonyms
  • Unbeaten: not struck or defeated; in cooking, not beaten.
    • The unbeaten eggs were still liquid. (Not whisked.)
  • Unconquered: not defeated or overcome, especially in a conflict.
    • The unwhipped army refused to surrender. (Not subdued.)
  • Unscourged: not flogged or punished with a whip (archaic or formal).
    • The unwhipped slave was spared the lash. (Not whipped.)
Related Idioms
  • Unwhipped of justice: (rare, archaic) not punished or brought to account for wrongdoing.
    • The criminal remained unwhipped of justice, escaping the law. (Not punished.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Whip out: to remove or take out quickly.
    • He whipped out his notebook to write down the idea. (Pulled out swiftly.)
  • Whip up: to prepare quickly or to stir up (emotions or food).
    • She whipped up a batch of cookies in ten minutes. (Made quickly.)