whipped
Example Sentences
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The gator’s head whipped around and its jaws snapped closed loudly enough to be heard above the howling wind.
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The general clutter that usually hid the floor appeared to have been whipped around with a giant eggbeater.
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I whipped the crop against the dusty ground, feeling the power it bestowed.
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I noticed other boys do the same as our speed whipped the wind past us.
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Parliamentarians have been given a free vote on the bill, meaning they are not "whipped" by their party to vote one way or the other.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.