whip-cracker

[ hwip-krak-er, wip- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

His hind feet would go into the air like a couple of arrows and with such force that they would snap like a whip cracker.

The rope played whip-cracker with me for some time and before reach174ing the top I was covered with bruises.

In such a current as this to stop her suddenly would sling her against some tree like a whip cracker.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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