whiplike
- a word derived from whip.
Example Sentences
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Using super-resolution fluorescence and electron microscopes, the researchers observed a detailed sequence of events involving a stiff shaft and a flexible, whiplike filament that starts out coiled around it within the nematocyst.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2022
One had a whiplike antenna that would hit him as he ran.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022
The most substantial interventions are in the percussion, with drum hits deployed to dramatic effect and a whiplike slap adding terror to Pizarro’s murder-plotting “Ha, welch’ ein Augenblick.”
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022
Raizen decided to look at placozoans—round, flat, transparent creatures no bigger than a sesame seed that have just two layers of cells, each outfitted with whiplike projections called cilia.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021
Before the axe could make contact, a whiplike willow branch smacked the weapon out of Sigurd’s hand.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
