whip
verb (used with object)
was whipping
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past progressiveof whip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But London’s pirate radio stations were where Pow! was whipping up a frenzy, even before it was released on iTunes.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Entering that eighth inning, as evening approached, fans were leaving, cold air was whipping, and the Dodgers were clearly on their backs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
The nation’s most flood-scarred city buckled in for a terrifying ride Sunday, its people gripped by an anxiety that was whipping around with the wind.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
Hudson’s then 9-year-old son, David Daniel Otunga Jr., had discovered a love for the kitchen, and Franklin was eager to hear what he was whipping up; she was dead eight days later.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
The next morning a cold, steady rain was falling in Griinau, and a blustery wind was whipping down the racecourse.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
