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adjective
- 1. flexible; springy: "new growths of whippy sapling twigs"
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Whippy is an adjective that means unusually resilient or springy, or related to a whip. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
moving or being able to move backward and forward quickly : The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water. As we squeezed our way through the hedge, we were poked by the twigs of whippy little saplings. Synonym. flexible. Fewer examples.
resembling a whip, esp in being slim or fast. a whippy, olive-laden branch. She had lovely hazel eyes and a whippy body under her uniform. He's a whippy opening bowler. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Whippy definition: of, relating to, or resembling a whip. . See examples of WHIPPY used in a sentence.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a whip. 2. bending and snapping back in the manner of a whip: a whippy tree branch. [1865–70] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
IPA guide. Definitions of whippy. adjective. bending and snapping back readily without breaking. synonyms: flexible. elastic. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy.
moving or being able to move backwards and forwards quickly : The sea creature has a whippy tail that helps it propel swiftly through the water. As we squeezed our way through the hedge, we were poked by the twigs of whippy little saplings. Synonym. flexible. Fewer examples.
