whipping

Example Sentences

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A dry wind swept through the cottage, whipping the hem of his cloak and nearly extinguishing the hearth fire.

From Literature

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

But whipping up one of her full-scale smorgasbords of sprinkled donuts, popcorn and nigiri for a gallery display isn’t mere child’s play.

From Los Angeles Times

With Denmark hosting group whipping boys Belarus in Copenhagen, Scotland had to avoid defeat that Saturday night in order to set up a winner-takes-all game at Hampden a few days later.

From BBC

Now it was off the hook, whipping in the air like a wrangler’s rope.

From Literature