Thesaurus results for HORSEWHIP

horsewhip

verb

ˈhȯrs-ˌ(h)wip

Definition of horsewhip

as in to whip

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of horsewhip In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys. — Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horsewhip

Verb

Then, when Gonzalez tried to exit in Exposition Park to avoid further confrontation, Pitts whipped out a knife, prosecutors said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of whip

Verb

One of those attacks was a bear slashing a man’s chest outside his home in North Canaan.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Faced with federal cuts that slashed billions annually from public healthcare, state legislators touted $250 million Monday in funding to help salvage California’s public hospital system.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of slash

Verb

The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026