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Meanings of whipstitching in English

Spanish
sobrehilado en diagonal

A sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally.

        sobrehilado en diagonal
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        Examples for "whipping"
        Examples for "whipping"
        1
        Policy debate in Ireland involves whipping up emotions rather than cogent debate.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The stocks and the whipping-post stood by the side of the meeting-house.
        Reform and Politics / Part 2 from The Works of John Greenleaf Wh...
        3
        House leaders are still whipping votes as Friday's deadline for passage approaches.
        The Guardian
        4
        He had no problem whipping anyone or anything when it was deserved.
        Carte Blanche
        5
        His new penal code also punishes Muslims caught drinking alcohol with whipping.
        News.com.au
        1
        But none of the distractions worked, and finally I just realized that for a while I was going to be crying every whipstitch.
        Dead until dark
        2
        "All I know is," said mother, "that he goes there every whipstitch, and the women, at least, seem glad to have him.
        Laddie: A True Blue Story
        Translations for whipstitching