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whippingly

whippingly adverb: with a whipping motion.

Adverb

whippingly (comparative more whippingly, superlative most whippingly)

  1. With a whipping motion.
    • […]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

Forms of whippingly

comparativemore whippingly
superlativemost whippingly

Origin of whippingly

From whipping + -ly.

Questions about whippingly

What does whippingly mean?
Whippingly means with a whipping motion.
What part of speech is whippingly?
Whippingly is an adverb.

Words near whippingly in the dictionary

  1. whipping up
  2. whipping up a storm
  3. whipping-boy
  4. whipping-boys
  5. Whippingham
  6. whippingly
  7. whippings
  8. whippish
  9. whippit
  10. whippits
  11. Whipple

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