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whipping

[hwip-ing, wip-] / ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp- /


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Pratt and his supporters, whipping each other up for weeks, thought most Angelenos saw the city just the way they did.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

While Mr. Blanche was Republicans’ whipping boy, their real target was Mr. Trump, whose recent interventions in Republican politics have dismayed them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

This process, known as superradiance, has been compared to whipping cream into butter.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Upbeat Midwestern activists withstood whipping winds to form a line of protesters stretching nearly three blocks of Burlington Avenue in Hastings, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

He soared up, and the wind was whipping his hair into his eyes, and it felt like pure glory—his legs out behind him, his whole body as light as air.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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