Thesaurus results for WHIPPED

whipped

verb

past tense of whip

as in lashed

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him

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as in threw

to defeat by a large margin we whipped them 13-0 in the last game

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as in swung

to change the course or direction of (something) any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home

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as in flapped

to move or cause to move with a striking motion her hair whipped in the wind

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly huge raindrops whipped the windows

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Recent Examples of whipped As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy. —

Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said. —

Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026 Jade whipped Rhea into the corner and went back to doing pushups. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The wind whipped her face and her little legs stretched higher and higher, pulling her into orbit. —

Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Last month, as a steady, pre-rainy season wind whipped off the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds of samba, morna and jazz filled the streets. —

Ricci Shryock, NPR, 27 May 2026 Having whipped her own business into shape for the AI era, Sweet is better prepared to guide companies across industries through their own transformations. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Ella Langley whipped the internet into a frenzy with another cover of a classic song. —

David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place. —

Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

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Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.

— Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 31 May 2026