whipping, n. [chastisement], [castigation], [punishment], scourging, trouncing, flagellation, [beating], [lashing], fustigation, flogging, [mauling]; [defeat].
whippletree, n. whiffletree, swingletree, singletree.
whirl, v. [spin], [revolve], twirl, [rotate], gyrate, [wheel], pirouette.
whirl, n. circumvolution, [rotation], gyration, swirl.
whirling, a. [spinning], rotating, vertiginous, gyratory.
whirling, n. [spinning], [rotation], gyration, turbination, pirouette.
whirlpool, n. maelstrom, vortex, [eddy]; Charybdis.
whirlwind, n. [cyclone], typhoon.
whiskers, n. pl. [beard]; (of a cat) vibrissa.
whiskey, n. spiritus frumenti. Associated words: faints, [distill], distiller, distillery, poteen, [moonshine], moonshiner.