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How to spell whip

hear itwhip/hwɪp/verbSounds

What it means: To beat or mix something vigorously.

In a sentence: The baker used a whisk to whip the fluffy cream.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as wip or whipp.

Same family: whipped, whipping, whiplash, lash, beat. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Whip” comes from Middle English and may be related to a word meaning “quick movement” or “stroke,” which is why it can describe both the tool and the sudden action of striking.

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