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# whippy

adjective (whippy, whippier, whippiest)

«whippy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#m1)
2. (of cream, ice cream) Soft and fluffy, whipped (UK informal «a Mr Whippy» = soft-serve ice cream). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature and science lessons: flexible materials; willow twigs are whippy. In everyday life: a whippy fishing rod, a whippy aerial. Phrases: whippy stick, whippy branch.

### Examples

- Willow branches are long and whippy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x1)
- The fishing rod was light and whippy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x2)
- He cut a whippy stick from the hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x3)
- The whippy branches flicked back in my face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x4)
- We got a whippy ice cream from the van. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x5)
- Bamboo is strong and whippy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: whippier, whippiest. From «whip».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whippy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whippy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whippy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whippy.html) on Mova free.