Thesaurus results for WHIPPED

whipped

verb

Definition of whipped

past tense of whip

as in lashed

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 threw

to defeat by a large margin we whipped them 13-0 in the last game

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as in swung

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 flapped

to move or cause to move with a striking motion her hair whipped in the wind

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly huge raindrops whipped the windows

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Recent Examples of whipped Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways. — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Stidham whipped a pass to Pat Bryant on a comeback route for 15 yards on the game’s first play. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The team – last minute – got the recipe, sourced quahogs and whipped them up. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Arcila scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 50th, then whipped the go-ahead goal past Óscar García for his fourth goal of the tournament. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipped

Verb

Holmes attempted to ask a follow-up, but Trump lashed out at her.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
EDTAugust 17, 2026 This weekend, Hawaii was lashed by a rare hurricane, as Lala’s eye passed just 20 miles south of the Big Island’s southern tip on Saturday.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

Police reinforcements were called late Saturday to the temporary accommodation center for asylum seekers in Sintiki, a few kilometers (miles) from the Bulgarian border, after migrants threw rocks at guards, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Clancy then ingested prescription medication, slashed her wrists and neck with a knife, and apparently threw herself head first out of a second-story window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the sternum down.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

Above the dancers flapped a ring of American flags, each representing a military veteran from the community who had passed away.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Luna then tried to jump over Sandy to get back into the bowl of the nest, but Sandy lost her balance and flapped down to the lower branches.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of flapped

Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

In 2025 the administration slashed the CRCL staff from roughly 150 employees down to just a handful, effectively halting operations.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Walmart attributed the disappointing sales growth in part to new federal drug pricing rules that slashed the price of several expensive medications for Medicare enrollees.

— Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashed

Verb

Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.

— Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war.

— August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026