Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whipcrack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whipcrack
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crack of a whip.

Example Sentences

"I flounder off toward the shouts and whipcracks, screaming for my life."
"This dichotomy played out across the album, its title “LOVE” spelt backwards, its lyric sheet speaking of whipcracks that feel like kisses, of violence as a gateway to bliss […]"

Etymology

From whip + crack.

Inflected Forms

whipcracks (plural)

Questions

What does whipcrack mean?: The crack of a whip.
Where does whipcrack come from?: From whip + crack.

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