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Definition of whippy in English: whippyadjectivewhippier, whippiest ˈwɪpiˈ(h)wɪpi Flexible; springy. new growths of whippy sapling twigs Example sentencesExamples - She wanted a whippy switch off a willow tree in the front yard.
- Still, his whippy backhand and energy in the chase ensured that not all of Henman's errors yesterday were unforced.
- The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel.
- After three or four shots with a wooden stick, the fibers start to break down and the stick becomes whippy, says Easton vice president Ned Goldsmith.
- Select a long whippy stem that is close to the ground.
- Wooden clubs required two properties: a head sufficiently hard to withstand successive hits on the ball and a springy or whippy, shaft.
- Cursing, Kari took off after it in a headlong sprint, not heeding the sharp sting of a whippy branch striking her cheek.
- Tied to these are the whippy rose stems, which will soon sprout flowering shoots along their length.
- The 36 inch Bore Tech rod is really too long and is a bit whippy.
- She didn't see the small whippy vines growing swiftly at her feet - at least until they tripped her.
- We still had the Labrador and resolved to dispatch it home whatever, which proved a great game, and we only succeeded by shouting and waving long whippy sticks.
- A broomstick is too stiff, a fishing rod is too whippy.
- Although the main stem is still thin and whippy, it is an attractive, shiny, deep purple in colour.
Synonyms pliable, supple, easily bent, bendable, pliant, malleable, mouldable, stretchable, workable, limber, ductile, tensile, plastic
Derivatives noun The beauty of this design is that it allows you to control the point, without any wobble or whippiness. Example sentencesExamples - A player will eventually prefer a certain degree of whippiness that will be factored into that particular player's approach and timing crucial to hitting a polo ball.
- All I looked for was a straight stick with a good tip, and the thought of shaft stiffness or whippiness never crossed my mind.
- The green colour means it is ‘stiff tipped’ which will cause less whippiness at the bottom of the swing arc.
- Polo players have individual preferences for the amount of whippiness they need to properly time the hitting of a polo ball.
Rhymes chippy, clippie, dippy, drippy, grippy, hippy, Lippi, lippy, Mississippi, nippy, slippy, snippy, tippy, trippy, Xanthippe, zippy Definition of whippy in US English: whippyadjectiveˈ(h)wipēˈ(h)wɪpi Flexible; springy. new growths of whippy sapling twigs Example sentencesExamples - Although the main stem is still thin and whippy, it is an attractive, shiny, deep purple in colour.
- A broomstick is too stiff, a fishing rod is too whippy.
- Select a long whippy stem that is close to the ground.
- We still had the Labrador and resolved to dispatch it home whatever, which proved a great game, and we only succeeded by shouting and waving long whippy sticks.
- The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel.
- Tied to these are the whippy rose stems, which will soon sprout flowering shoots along their length.
- After three or four shots with a wooden stick, the fibers start to break down and the stick becomes whippy, says Easton vice president Ned Goldsmith.
- Wooden clubs required two properties: a head sufficiently hard to withstand successive hits on the ball and a springy or whippy, shaft.
- Cursing, Kari took off after it in a headlong sprint, not heeding the sharp sting of a whippy branch striking her cheek.
- She didn't see the small whippy vines growing swiftly at her feet - at least until they tripped her.
- Still, his whippy backhand and energy in the chase ensured that not all of Henman's errors yesterday were unforced.
- She wanted a whippy switch off a willow tree in the front yard.
- The 36 inch Bore Tech rod is really too long and is a bit whippy.
Synonyms pliable, supple, easily bent, bendable, pliant, malleable, mouldable, stretchable, workable, limber, ductile, tensile, plastic
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