as in strap
a long thin or flexible tool for striking a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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as in to throw
to defeat by a large margin we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something) any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whip
María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 Johnson is one of two majority whips. —Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Macaroons are made with shredded coconut that's added to whipped egg white and sugar. —Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whip
Noun
His tail whips against the stalks of flowers planted by the woman who recently moved there with him. —María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 Johnson is one of two majority whips. —Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
An older Italian version, known as zabaglione, is made by whipping egg yolks with sugar, often serving it alongside coffee. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Macaroons are made with shredded coconut that's added to whipped egg white and sugar. —Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whip
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The purse is made from sleek, faux leather and comes with a detachable and adjustable crossbody strap (in addition to the top handle) for styling versatility.— Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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It can be initially looped into the chin straps of any third-party helmet, and subsequently be popped open or snapped closed with one hand.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Neither made any attempt to hide their contempt for the other from the media or the public.— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Unlike other bands who have used a hiatus as an excuse to hide acrimony, James says the members went their separate ways with zero animosity.— Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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The person throwing the bowling ball might not have intended a specific victim to be killed, or even knowingly planned to kill someone, but nonetheless did something that was obviously likely to cause serious harm.— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Jane tries to give it a bit of meta humor, milking laughs from throwing money at Juicy and doing little jazz hands.— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
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The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread.— Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Denver swung on Alabama’s Que Robinson as a developmental prospect in the fourth round last year on sheer upside, and Capehart could be a similar interior fit in this class.— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.— Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Your table will be licking their fingers.— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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As the Latin American and Caribbean flags waved across the giant sea of fans, with several people wearing the quintessentially Colombian black-and-white cane-fiber hats known as sombreros vueltiaos, a little girl sat atop her parent’s shoulders screaming with joy.— Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
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Although the state of emergency has slashed El Salvador’s homicide rate, authorities have arrested over 91,000 people, with human rights groups documenting thousands of wrongful detentions.— Marcos Aleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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European airlines have already slashed short haul capacity for April and May, with the region’s ‘big three’ network carriers — Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, and IAG — also cutting transatlantic capacity, Bank of America analysis shows.— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/whip. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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