Synonyms

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-conj. 2. during the time, in the meantime, at the time, when; as long as, Chiefly Brit, whilst.
3. although, though, albeit, even if or though, notwithstanding; inasmuch as, because, since.
-v. 4. idle, loll, loaf, lounge, laze, nod; dillydally, loiter, Inf. lallygag. whim, n. 1. notion, fancy, chimera, crank, caprice, crotchet, Archaic, maggot; weird idea, crazy notion, SI. kooky notion; impulse, Inf. brain wave, Inf. brainstorm, inspiration, great idea; desire, yearning, wish, dream; craze, obsession, passion; inclination, bent, mind.
2. whimsy, whimsicality, humor, frivolity; eccentricity, SI. kookiness, SI. nuttiness; capriciousness, fickleness, erraticism, volatility; quirk of mind, oddness, twist. whimper, v. cry, sniffle, snuffle, snivel, pule, choke up; tear, sob, weep, blubber, boohoo; whine, moan, groan, wail, keen. whimsical, adj. 1. capricious, notional, fanciful, impulsive; freakish, weird, SI. nutty, SI. kooky, eccentric, peculiar; prankish, pixyish, mischievous, playful; humorous, absurd, funny, laughable, preposterous, extravagant.
2. erratic, fitful, fluctuating, wavering; flighty, frivolous, fickle, changeable, vacillating, mutable, volatile, mercurial; unpredictable; inconsistent, inconstant, unstable, unsteady. whine, v. 1. whimper, moan, sniffle, cry. See whimper.
2. complain, grumble, crab, Inf. gripe, SI. grouse, SI. bellyache; nag, SI. kvetch, Inf. yammer, cavil, carp, Inf. nitpick, criticize; fret, fume, fuss, raise a fuss, SI. kick, SI. squawk, SI. beef, SI. bitch; lament, bewail, deplore, sigh, throw up one's hands; find fault, pick holes in, be dissatisfied.
-n. 3. moan, groan, wail, whimper, lament; com plaint, grumble, Inf. gripe, peeve; disapproval, dissatisfaction, objection, criticism, cavil, quibble; ^4// S/. squawk, bellyache, beef, stink.
whip, v. 1. lash, switch, birch, scourge, flog, flag ellate; horsewhip, cowhide, curry, strap, flail, SI. belt; spank, thrash, thresh, Inf. trim, Inf. lace, Inf. tan [s.o.'s] hide, Inf. whale, Inf. whale the tar out of, Brit. Dial, yerk; strike, hit, smite, thwack, smack, slap, swat, Inf. whack, Dial, hit [s.o.] upside the head, Inf. lambaste, Inf. thump; beat, buffet, pummel, cuff, knock, punch, punch out, box, sandbag, Inf. wallop, Inf. clout, Inf. slug, SI. knock around or about, SI. bop, SI. whomp, Scot. and North Eng. paik,

Australian, ding, Scot. dunt; SI. lay into, SI. give it to, SI. give [s.o.] what for, SI. let [s.o.] have it, SI. give [s.o.] the business, SI. give [s.o.] the works, SI. work [s.o.] over, give [s.o.] a going-over.
2. drive, push, propel, hound; prick, poke, stick, rowel, spur, prompt, prod; provoke, instigate, incite, actuate; foment, agitate, excite, arouse, rouse, whip up, work up, stir up, wind up, enflame, fire up, kindle, touch off; encourage, urge, egg on.
3. punish, castigate, correct, discipline, teach [s.o.] a lesson, teach [s.o.] right from wrong, teach [s.o.] how to behave, SI. show [s.o.]; chastise, berate, scold, chide, tongue-lash, rate, harangue, upbraid, objurgate, excoriate, fulminate against; criticize, reproach, rebuke, reprove, Inf jump on, Inf. dress down, Inf. slam, SI. jump all over, SI. chew out, Inf. bawl out, SI. strafe.
4. Informal, beat, defeat, top, outdo, outstrip, Inf. lick, Inf get the better of, SI. beat out; overcome, overthrow, overpower, conquer, prevail over, master, subdue, quell, thwart, check, stop, stop [s.o.] dead in his tracks, bring to a halt; trounce, SI. shellac, SI.