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whippy

[hwip-ee, wip-ee] / ˈʰwɪp i, ˈwɪp i /




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With a high yet unusual and whippy bat swing, his hands move away from his body as the bowler releases.

From BBC May 7, 2026

For instance, some bacteria have flagella, or long, whippy tails rotated by motors.

From Scientific American Apr. 20, 2020

Much of the footage is decelerated, with McEnroe’s whippy serve becoming a languid, slow-motion dream of power withheld and loosed.

From The New Yorker Aug. 24, 2018

It was too early for one of those whippy senior noodles.

From Golf Digest Feb. 6, 2017

A long whippy larch branch sprang forward suddenly.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Fiber-glass shafts, for instance, are whippier than steel, but their extreme flexibility only tends to exaggerate flaws in a golfer's swing.

From Time Magazine Archive




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