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whipping in

whipping in is the present participle and gerund of whip in.

Meaning of whip in

Verb

whip in (third-person singular simple present whips in, present participle whipping in, simple past and past participle whipped in)

  1. (transitive) To prevent hunting hounds from straying from the pack by whipping them.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To keep a party member in line.
  3. (transitive) To make a quick pass into the goalmouth.
    • He whipped in a dangerous cross, and Faulkner headed into the net.

Questions about whipping in

What is whipping in the present participle and gerund of?
Whipping in is the present participle and gerund of whip in.

Words near whipping in in the dictionary

  1. whipping down
  2. whipping frog
  3. whipping frogs
  4. whipping girl
  5. whipping girls
  6. whipping in
  7. whipping into shape
  8. whipping it on
  9. whipping off
  10. whipping out
  11. whipping post

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