whiplashes in English
noun
1
the lashing action of a whip.
he cringed before the icy whiplash of Curtis's tongue
2
injury caused by a severe jerk to the head, typically in a motor-vehicle accident.
A paramedic was taken to hospital suffering from whiplash when his ambulance hit the ‘intelligent’ rising bollard in Stonebow.
verb
1
jerk or jolt (someone or something) suddenly, typically so as to cause injury.
the force of impact had whiplashed the man's head
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1. Raw spray whiplashes the skiff, freezing as It'strikes.