whip through

The boy refused to take it off, whereupon the teacher said again: "Take off your coat, sir," as he swung the whip through the air.

Hilary's voice cracked like a whip through the busy confusion of the laboratory.

Ruth was crying when she heard a swish of a whip through the air and thought she caught the sound of a sob from Frieda.

For a moment the visitor pondered, drawing the whip through his hands, uncertainly.

And how secure do you feel as you whip through the atmosphere like an unguided missile?