also whipsaw, 1530s, from whip + saw (n.). As a verb from 1842. Related: Whip-sawed; whip-sawing.
whiplash
whipper-snapper
whippet
whipping
whippoorwill
whip-saw
whir
whirl
whirligig
whirlpool
whirlwind
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