whippingly

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adverb

With a whipping motion.

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Meanings

adverbwhippingly (comparative more whippingly, superlative most whippingly)

comparative more whippingly · superlative most whippingly

  1. With a whipping motion.

    He swung the umbrella whippingly at a leaf on the pavement.

    1956, Richard Llewellyn, Mr. Hamish Gleave
    2 more examples

    […]coupled with the jolting of the horse, her tam-o'-shanter flew off, and her hair loosened and fell, streaming out whippingly behind.

    1918, Marcus Horton, Bred of the Desert

    […]whippingly cold and dusty from the Apennines like the tramontane[…]

    1947, Francis MacManus, Boccaccio

Origin

From whipping + -ly.

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APA

whippingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippingly

MLA

“whippingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whippingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippingly.

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