verb
fouetter
whip
Donner des coups rapides avec un objet souple, comme une corde ou un bâton, ou battre vivement un liquide pour le rendre plus léger ou mousseux.
Definition & meaning
Fouetter means to whip or to beat, with several related uses:
- To strike someone or something with a whip, or as if with one.
- To whisk or whip food, such as cream or eggs.
- Figuratively, to spur or stimulate someone or something.
- Informally, to smell strongly or stink.
Grammar & Word origin
Fouetter is a regular -er verb. Its spelling changes in some forms: je fouette, nous fouettons.
It comes from fouet , meaning “whip.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- battre — “to beat”; a broader term for striking or mixing.
- flageller — “to scourge”; more formal and often suggests severe whipping.
- stimuler — “to stimulate”; similar to the figurative sense, without the image of a whip.
- empester — “to stink”; usually suggests a particularly strong, unpleasant smell.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Je vais fouetter la crème.verb
I am going to whip the cream.
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