whip through
phrasal verb
whipped through; whipping through; whips through
informal
: to do (something) very quickly
She whipped through her chores.
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The New Jersey natives (and Giants fans) whip through various photo setups and ask for the score even when the answer hurts (the Giants lost to the Broncos in a 33-32 nail-biter).
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Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
By late October, 3I/ATLAS had whipped through perihelion, or its closest spot to our solar system's sun, at about 130,000 miles per hour (roughly 209,000 kilometers per hour), then disappeared behind the sun from Earth's point of view.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
With snow whitening the field and wind whipping through the air all afternoon, Lindsey completed 18 of 24 passes in a safe diet of screen plays and out routes for 90 yards.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
My favorite activity of all, though, was the late afternoon motorboat cruise, whipping through the river’s serpentine curves with thirsty elephants and water antelopes in the distance.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
By late October, 3I/ATLAS had whipped through perihelion, or its closest spot to our solar system's sun, at about 130,000 miles per hour (roughly 209,000 kilometers per hour), then disappeared behind the sun from Earth's point of view.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
With snow whitening the field and wind whipping through the air all afternoon, Lindsey completed 18 of 24 passes in a safe diet of screen plays and out routes for 90 yards.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
My favorite activity of all, though, was the late afternoon motorboat cruise, whipping through the river’s serpentine curves with thirsty elephants and water antelopes in the distance.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whip through
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“Whip through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20through. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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