Meaning

2 senses

  1. To jerk back and forth; to buffet.

  2. To lash as if with a whip.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Rear end collisions often cause whiplash.

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  2. I had a whiplash injury two months ago.

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  3. Tom's car was rear-ended and he suffered a whiplash injury.

    deToms Wagen wurde von hinten angefahren, und er erlitt ein Peitschenschlagsyndrom. — brauchinet

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  4. Tom wore a neck brace for several months after receiving a whiplash injury in a car accident.

    deTom trug für einige Monaten eine Halskrause, nachdem sich er bei einem Autounfall eine Peitschenschlagverletzung zugezogen hatte. — brauchinet

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Origin

From whip + lash.

From whip + lash.

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Forms

whiplashes, whiplashing, whiplashed, whiplashed
Base formwhiplash · to whiplash
3rd person singularwhiplashes
Present participlewhiplashing
Past simplewhiplashed
Past participlewhiplashed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywhiplash
he, she, itwhiplashes

Past simpleLesson

all personswhiplashed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave whiplashed
he, she, ithas whiplashed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill whiplash

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whinnywhinywhipB2whippersnapperwhirlwhirlpool
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