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whip

[hwip, wip] / ʰwɪp, wɪp /






VERB
agitate, stir up
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“We grew up with not a lot of means,” he said, recalling his mother’s magical ability “to whip up a whole meal with just canned tuna or cheese sandwiches.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"I'm doing this to pray for the healing of my seven-month-old baby, who is suffering from pneumonia," John David, clutching a whip in one hand, told AFP at the beginning of the procession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He lost the Tory whip in October 2023 when he was arrested by police.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It depends largely on the whims of traders who whip money in and out of the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

And anyhow, I’d be with Samira, who I knew scared them whenever she glared through her blue glasses and flipped her long braids like a whip.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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