whupped; whupping
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Examples of whup in a Sentence
The boxer whupped his overmatched opponent.
Our team got whupped in last night's game.
Recent Examples on the Web
Realize can’t nobody whup you.
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Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
As a metro-area duo, though, Johnson and Fisher would whup any bad-owner tag team from any other city.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021
Real material and social progress is rarely made up out of glorious and dramatic crusades, though we are called to crusade from time to time: Hitler ain’t gonna whup his self.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 Sep. 2017
Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
As a metro-area duo, though, Johnson and Fisher would whup any bad-owner tag team from any other city.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021
Real material and social progress is rarely made up out of glorious and dramatic crusades, though we are called to crusade from time to time: Hitler ain’t gonna whup his self.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 Sep. 2017
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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whup. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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