whippy

«whippy» in Mova's school dictionary: Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (whippy, whippier, whippiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches). tree →

2) (of cream, ice cream) Soft and fluffy, whipped (UK informal «a Mr Whippy» = soft-serve ice cream). tree →

sense 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 →
• The fishing rod was light and whippy. tree →
• He cut a whippy stick from the hedge. tree →
• The whippy branches flicked back in my face. tree →
• We got a whippy ice cream from the van. tree →
• Bamboo is strong and whippy. tree →

note

Comparatives: whippier, whippiest. From «whip».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «whippy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.