whip through
verb
whipped through; whipping through; whips through
informal
: to do (something) very quickly
She whipped through her chores.
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The wind whips through my hair as the gleaming new fiberglass speedboat accelerates out of the calm bay and into open waters, striped in shades of turquoise, in defiance of the name.
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Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Wind whipped through the island, carrying some sprinkles of rain with it.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Violent winds and lightning whipped through Joplin one day after the tornado.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Chris Ramirez Seventy-five homes in the Marathon County town of Ringle were damaged, many of them seriously, during a tornado that whipped through the area earlier in the afternoon.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Wind whipped through the island, carrying some sprinkles of rain with it.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Violent winds and lightning whipped through Joplin one day after the tornado.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Chris Ramirez Seventy-five homes in the Marathon County town of Ringle were damaged, many of them seriously, during a tornado that whipped through the area earlier in the afternoon.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Whip through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20through. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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