whipsawed

1 of 2

adjective

whip·​sawed ˈ(h)wip-ˌsȯd 

: subjected to a double market loss through trying inopportunely to recoup a loss by a subsequent short sale of the same security

whipsawed

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of whipsaw entry 2

Examples of whipsawed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Songs rumbled, zigzagged, marched, whipsawed, pounced, crawled. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024

But that winning streak came to an end during 2018, and some retirees who waited to make their withdrawals wound up whipsawed. — Steve Vernon, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whipsawed

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• goldenrod
• isopod
• ostracod