I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: whip (II) + lash
1.
a. : the lash of a whip
the lion trainer's whiplash — E.B.White
b. : something resembling or thought to resemble a blow from a whip
the whiplash of fear or panic — R.S.Banay
the whiplash of inflation — E.O.Hauser
2. : a flagellum having a long rigid basal portion and a short thin lash — compare flimmer , tinsel
II. transitive verb
: to flay with or as if with a whip
whiplashed by that determination that distinguished him — B.P.Thomas