whack | (verb) strike hard | Synonyms: wallop, wham, whop |
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whale | (verb) hunt for whales | - |
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wham | (verb) strike hard | Synonyms: wallop, whack, whop |
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whang | (verb) attack forcefully | - |
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(verb) propel or hit with force | - |
(verb) beat with force | - |
whap | (verb) hit hard | Synonyms: bash, bonk, bop, sock, whop |
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wharf | (verb) moor at a wharf | - |
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(verb) discharge at a wharf | - |
(verb) come into or dock at a wharf | Synonyms: berth, moor |
(verb) store on a wharf | - |
(verb) provide with a wharf | - |
wheedle | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk |
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wheel | (verb) change directions as if revolving on a pivot | Synonyms: wheel around |
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(verb) move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle | Synonyms: roll |
(verb) wheel somebody or something | Synonyms: wheel around |
(verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycle, bike, cycle, pedal |
wheelbarrow | (verb) transport in a wheelbarrow | - |
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wheeze | (verb) breathe with difficulty | - |
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whelk | (verb) gather whelk | - |
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whelm | (verb) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | Synonyms: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over |
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(verb) to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation | - |
whelp | (verb) give birth to (a puppy) | Synonyms: pup |
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whet | (verb) sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone | - |
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(verb) make keen or more acute | Synonyms: quicken |
whicker | (verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse | Synonyms: neigh, nicker, whinny |
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whiff | (verb) utter with a puff of air | - |
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(verb) smoke and exhale strongly | Synonyms: puff |
(verb) strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third | - |
(verb) drive or carry as if by a puff of air | - |
(verb) perceive by inhaling through the nose | Synonyms: sniff |
whimper | (verb) cry weakly or softly | Synonyms: mewl, pule, wail |
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whine | (verb) complain whiningly | Synonyms: grizzle, yammer, yawp |
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(verb) talk in a tearful manner | Synonyms: snivel |
(verb) move with a whining sound | - |
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise | Synonyms: creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak |
whinny | (verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse | Synonyms: neigh, nicker, whicker |
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whip | (verb) subject to harsh criticism | Synonyms: blister, scald, scorch |
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(verb) defeat thoroughly | Synonyms: mop up, pip, rack up, worst |
(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod | Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt |
(verb) whip with or as if with a wire whisk | Synonyms: whisk |
(verb) strike as if by whipping | Synonyms: lash |
(verb) thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash | - |
whipsaw | (verb) saw with a whipsaw | - |
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(verb) victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations | - |
whir | (verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whirr, whiz, whizz |
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whirl | (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool |
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(verb) turn in a twisting or spinning motion | Synonyms: swirl, twiddle, twirl |
(verb) cause to spin | Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl |
(verb) fly around | Synonyms: tumble, whirl around |
(verb) revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | Synonyms: gyrate, reel, spin, spin around |
whirligig | (verb) whirl or spin like a whirligig | - |
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whirlpool | (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirl |
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whirr | (verb) make a vibrant sound, as of some birds | Synonyms: churr |
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(verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whiz, whizz |
whish | (verb) move with a whishing sound | - |
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(verb) make a sibilant sound | - |
whisk | (verb) whip with or as if with a wire whisk | Synonyms: whip |
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(verb) brush or wipe off lightly | Synonyms: whisk off |
(verb) move somewhere quickly | - |
(verb) move quickly and nimbly | - |
whisker | (verb) furnish with whiskers | Synonyms: bewhisker |
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whisper | (verb) speak softly; in a low voice | - |
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whistle | (verb) utter or express by whistling | - |
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(verb) make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound | Synonyms: sing |
(verb) give a signal by whistling | - |
(verb) move with, or as with, a whistling sound | - |
(verb) move, send, or bring as if by whistling | - |
(verb) make whistling sounds | - |
whistlestop | (verb) tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election | - |
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white | (verb) turn white | Synonyms: whiten |
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whiten | (verb) turn white | Synonyms: white |
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whiteout | (verb) lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain | Synonyms: white-out |
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(verb) cover up with a liquid correction fluid | Synonyms: white out |
whitewash | (verb) exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | - |
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(verb) cover with whitewash | - |
(verb) cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | Synonyms: gloss over, hush up, sleek over |
whittle | (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from | Synonyms: pare |
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whiz | (verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whirr, whizz |
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whizz | (verb) move along very quickly | Synonyms: whizz along, zoom, zoom along |
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(verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: birr, purr, whir, whirr, whiz |
wholesale | (verb) sell in large quantities | - |
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whomp | (verb) beat overwhelmingly | - |
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(verb) hit with the hand | Synonyms: cuff |
whoop | (verb) shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm | - |
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(verb) cough spasmodically | Synonyms: hack |
whoosh | (verb) gush or squirt out | - |
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(verb) move with a whooshing sound | Synonyms: hiss |
(verb) move with a sibilant sound | Synonyms: woosh |
whop | (verb) strike hard | Synonyms: wallop, whack, wham |
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(verb) hit hard | Synonyms: bash, bonk, bop, sock, whap |
whore | (verb) compromise oneself for money or other gains | - |
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(verb) have unlawful sex with a whore | - |
(verb) work as a prostitute | - |