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/wˈɪplˌæʃ/ /hwˈɪplˌæʃ/ Listen

noun

Whiplash n.

The lash of a whip, usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted.

A sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked.

A stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip.

A whiplash injury.

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Etymology of 'Whiplash'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Whiplash" Quotes from Famous Books

... with a sentence he knew would sting like a whiplash. But he thought better of it. He would not try plucking the mote out of another man's eye, when he had so recently got clear of the ...

— Burned Bridges • Bertrand W. Sinclair

... to remain longer in the presence of such an enemy; his big hands were doubling into hard fists; he was shaking in all his muscles. He leaped back onto the seat of his jumper, swung his team and sent his horses leaping up a whiplash road which traversed the cliff—a road he had disdained in his wild impatience to meet ...

— Joan of Arc of the North Woods • Holman Day

... crimsoned as if from the sting of a whiplash across the eyes, and those of the bystanders who understood the words, broke into a thrilling murmur of applause. General Yozarro tried to hide his repulse by turning ...

— Up the Forked River - Or, Adventures in South America • Edward Sylvester Ellis