whipping top

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   a top that is spun by whipping

   Synonymswhip top

   Broadertop

Questions about whipping top

What does whipping top mean?

whipping top means "a top that is spun by whipping".

What is another word for whipping top?

Close synonyms include whip top. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is whipping top a common word?

whipping top is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.