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The act of whipping or being whipped
“Do you know anything of the whipping of the prisoners, while you were there?”
A comprehensive defeat in a competitive situation
“The women's team experienced a whipping at the hands of their archrivals.”
Brisk stirring or disturbance of a liquid or substance
The act of stealing or misappropriating, especially of funds
A small line of three strands used for seizing
Being agitated by the air or winds
Present participle for to strike or hit, especially repeatedly
“He soon began to find fault with Randall, and threatened to whip him if he did not do better.”
Present participle for to comprehensively defeat
“Promoters even brought Jim Jeffries out of retirement in 1910 in the expectation that he would whip Johnson.”
Present participle for to move or go quickly and suddenly
“Cars whip past me, dazzling me with their headlights.”
Present participle for to change direction quickly by turning or pivoting
“Ari would suddenly whip his car around to go look for Lloyd.”
Present participle for to agitate or stir up
“In a medium mixing bowl, whip the cream until it forms peaks.”
(whip out) Present participle for to take or pull out (something) fast or suddenly
“Whenever a calculation contained a radical number, he would quickly whip out his calculator, press a few buttons, and yell out the digits displayed.”
Present participle for to steal (something)
“Christmas is special in many homes, but not when intruders whip four garden gnomes.”
Present participle for to incite or agitate someone or a group of people)
“Jackson's gift for high-flown rhetoric and stirring language allowed him to whip his supporters into a frenzy.”
Present participle for to crush into a soft, wet, shapeless, and pulpy mass
Present participle for to move or jerk quickly and violently
Present participle for to go somewhere quickly, usually without notice
Present participle for to move around, back and forth, or from side to side, while suspended or on an axis
Present participle for to incite or provoke into doing something
Present participle for to complain or protest strongly and persistently about
Present participle for to cause to happen by force, especially observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation
Present participle for to make uniform or similar
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