whipping off
Swiftly taking off
Whipping off means removing something quickly with a swift, sudden motion: She whipped off her sunglasses.
It extends to producing something rapidly: He whipped off a reply in minutes.
The phrase suggests speed and ease rather than careful deliberation.
- take offBegin flight, depart
- snatchingSeizing quickly, abruptly
- quick drawRapid weapon retrieval
- executingCarrying out a task
- knocking outCausing sudden unconsciousness
peeling · stripping · tearing · tearing away · jerking · unfastening · yanking · improvising · snapping · off · shucking · dispatching · accomplishing · finishing · pulling · pulling off · plucking · delivering
action direction
whipping offputting on
To wear or apply
throwing on · donning · fastening · buttoning up · covering up