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Whipping
- verb - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally
- a sound defeat
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
- smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"
- strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
- subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
- the act of overcoming or outdoing
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
Whirling
- verb - cause to spin; "spin a coin"
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Whirring
- verb - like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
- make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
Whishing
- verb - make a sibilant sound
- move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"
Whisking
- verb - brush or wipe off lightly
- move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
- move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
Whitling
- - A young full trout during its second season.
Whizbang
- noun - a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
- a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits
Whizzing
- verb - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
- move along very quickly
Wringing
- verb - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
- twist and press out of shape
- twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"