whips

British

/ wɪps /

plural noun

informal (often foll by of) a large quantity

I've got whips of cash at the moment

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Archie woke with the whips and the roar of the carriage and started to wail.

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I yelled, and I crossed my arms and shook my head back and forth with my eyes closed, my pigtails snapping in the air like whips.

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But gator tails do move, Chase discovered, like armored whips.

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The door whips open, Marion pulls me inside and locks the latch behind us.

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The opossum squeals, whips around, and opens its mouth to hiss and show me all of its many pointy teeth again.

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