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 Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area. — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The daughters of burning witches were sometimes made to stand close to the pyre, being whipped by locals while watching their mothers die in agony. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 By de-energizing power lines, utility providers seek to lessen the chances that an electrical spark could be whipped by winds into a devastating blaze. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 JoJo, Messing and Newport quickly whipped out their phones to capture videos of the models gliding down the runway and posing right in front of them before continuing their trek around Cipriani in downtown Manhattan. — Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipped

Verb

Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

— Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of lashed

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Fans at Capital One Arena swung white towels ecstatically after Justin Champagnie converted a shot — also drawing a foul — to give the Wizards a seven-point lead with just over eight minutes left.

— Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The Chevrolet then swung into the southbound lanes of Columbia Avenue, where a gray 2010 Ford SUV hit it, Fifield said.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of swung

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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

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Instead, the adoption curve has been flattened thanks to products like Muse from Meta and OpenAI’s Dots.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flattened

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Edwards and Ball combined for 17 points during that spurt, while the Heat missed six of nine shots and turned the ball over on four possessions.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
In that incident, surveillance footage — first reported by the Daily News — showed the fare-checkers pushing Brooklyn school aide Kyle Taylor up against a bus stop shelter following a fare dispute that had turned physical.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026