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whip

[hwip, wip] / ʰwɪp, wɪp /






VERB
agitate, stir up
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Eventually, once the real reason customers aren’t returning has been revealed, Lofaso will “storm in to shake things up, call out the chaos and whip these teams into shape.”

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

If anyone could whip the Americans into shape in under two years and stave off potential embarrassment on home soil, it was him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Jonathan Reynolds is the chief whip in the House of Commons and will attend cabinet.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

But the possibilities go way beyond those recipes and are often much simpler to whip up.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

After taking one last look at the sod house, Papa cracked the whip and they left Missouri for the Oklahoma Territory.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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