horsewhips

present tense third-person singular of horsewhip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horsewhips
Verb
  • To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.
    Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The fog may roll in, but the coastline never hides for long.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This high-speed rotation slashes production time for cylindrical components by more than two-thirds.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The recession warning even assumes the Federal Reserve slashes rates, starting next month.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, when one partner lashes out, the other responds in kind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Horsewhips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horsewhips. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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