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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of whiplash.

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Examples

  • "He fell on his seat, but he kind of whiplashed (hitting his head on the floor)," Hinkle said.

    News 2010

  • Steady regulated utility profits have become more attractive to investors whiplashed by the volatility of recent years.

    PPL's Pricey British Power Trip Liam Denning 2011

  • For whiplashed oil bulls, such details are almost beside the point.

    A Coalition Strike on Oil Prices Liam Denning 2011

  • Those surges accelerated during the financial crisis, when rich economies contracted, interest rates plummeted and emerging nations were whiplashed by the massive movements of cash in and out of their countries.

    IMF to Expand Surveillance to Ward Off Future Crises Ian Talley 2011

  • In fact, I found the shifts smoother than those Philip Pullman pulls off, which can leave me whiplashed (but still fascinated).

    And the Consequences Were Dreadful 2009

  • While the move was praised by advocates for the research, the appeals court made it clear it was not making a final decision about the case, which means the reprieve could be short-lived and the fate of the funding could continue to be whiplashed by seesawing court rulings.

    Stem cell funding gets reprieve 2010

  • I verbally whiplashed myself, wondering what the hell was wrong with me.

    Best Kiss Ever. « 2008

  • In an era when the young can be whiplashed by choices, her destiny has always been set.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • While the move was praised by advocates for the research, the appeals court made it clear it was not making a final decision about the case, which means the reprieve could be short-lived and the fate of the funding could continue to be whiplashed by seesawing court rulings.

    Stem cell funding gets reprieve 2010

  • While the move was praised by advocates for the research, the appeals court made it clear it was not making a final decision about the case, which means the reprieve could be short-lived and the fate of the funding could continue to be whiplashed by seesawing court rulings.

    Stem cell funding gets reprieve 2010

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