whippier; whippiest
1
: unusually resilient : springy
a whippy fishing rod
2
: of, relating to, or resembling a whip
Examples of whippy in a Sentence
the whippy branches of a weeping willow
Recent Examples on the Web
Beware of the whippy nature of commodities markets!
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Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Hagens has moved up to a 70 flex on his Bauer stick — still whippy, but better aligned with the muscle he’s added.
—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
The Butterfly Jig was invented in Japan, where anglers delivered them on light, whippy rods made of carbon fiber that had incredible backbone.
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Joe Cermele,
Field & Stream,
4 Jan. 2024
Diane brushed her yellow-blonde curls off her face, the thin, whippy flagpole in her hand.
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Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
4 Apr. 2023
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Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Hagens has moved up to a 70 flex on his Bauer stick — still whippy, but better aligned with the muscle he’s added.
—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
The Butterfly Jig was invented in Japan, where anglers delivered them on light, whippy rods made of carbon fiber that had incredible backbone.
—
Joe Cermele,
Field & Stream,
4 Jan. 2024
Diane brushed her yellow-blonde curls off her face, the thin, whippy flagpole in her hand.
—
Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
4 Apr. 2023
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“Whippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whippy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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