Whippet is an English word with synonyms like greyhound. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Whippet meaning
A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.
Synonyms of Whippet
Using Whippet
- The main meaning on this page is: A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.
- Useful related words include: greyhound.
- In the example corpus, whippet often appears in combinations such as: the whippet, whippet club, whippet racing.
Context around Whippet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whippet
- In this selection, "whippet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word, modern, pet, club, racing and named stand out and add context to how "whippet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a similar whippet like dog and at the whippet inn hilary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whippet" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whippet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the nineteenth century, Whippet racing was a major sport in England. (12 words)
The Whippet is the 55th most popular breed according to the American Kennel Club. (14 words)
Because of this, the American Whippet Club recommends that breeders test for this defect in their breeding stock. (18 words)
The first written English use of the word whippet with regard to a type of dog was in 1610. citation However, the first dog to be called a Whippet was actually a greyhound-spaniel cross and has little to do with the modern Whippet. (44 words)
Swiftness and physical capacity While the Greyhound is credited as being the fastest dog breed up to distances of around convert, both the Saluki and Whippet breeds are thought to be faster over longer distances. (35 words)
The Whippet : characteristic long legs, deep chest, and narrow waist of a sighthound Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, primarily hunt by sight and speed, rather than by scent and endurance as scent hounds do. (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
The first written English use of the word whippet with regard to a type of dog was in 1610. citation However, the first dog to be called a Whippet was actually a greyhound-spaniel cross and has little to do with the modern Whippet.
The idyllic spot is set amongst rolling hills with uninterrupted views of the northeast edge of Dartmoor, which the pair are often spotted exploring with their pet whippet named Olive.
In a social media post to drinkers, the venue stated: "After five fantastic years at the Whippet Inn, Hilary and I have decided to retire.
Loyal whippet Blue copied the brave antics of TV and film collie Lassie to save seriously-injured owner Brandon Garrett.
The amazing design was made at The Cake Shop in the Oxford Covered Market, and it was the exact same size as their eight year old whippet.
Toby and his wife own a whippet and had heard of the idea being a success in the south of the country.
On the first day of the Battle of Amiens, Clement was in command of the Whippet tank 'Musical Box'.
A year later, viewing the non-purebred dogs as a threat, the Whippet Club Racing Association was established exclusively for purebred animals.
Because of this, the American Whippet Club recommends that breeders test for this defect in their breeding stock.
In 1967, the British Whippet Racing Association was established to bring around reform and consistency in race rules and procedures for races involving non-purebred Whippets.
In the nineteenth century, Whippet racing was a major sport in England.
Swiftness and physical capacity While the Greyhound is credited as being the fastest dog breed up to distances of around convert, both the Saluki and Whippet breeds are thought to be faster over longer distances.
There is a 1758 painting by Pompeo Batoni entitled Portrait of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton which features a similar whippet-like dog.
The Whippet : characteristic long legs, deep chest, and narrow waist of a sighthound Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, primarily hunt by sight and speed, rather than by scent and endurance as scent hounds do.
The Whippet is the 55th most popular breed according to the American Kennel Club.
Common combinations with whippet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: