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How to pronounce whipsaw in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw
Type of saw
Has types pitsaw
Type Words
Type of saw
Type Words
Type of cheat, chisel, rip off

Examples of whipsaw

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I don't think I've ever had such a whipsaw of responses to something I've read.
From the forbes.com
Now the editing is another matter, as the whipsaw treatment of timelines is jarring.
From the news-journalonline.com
The pace of business accelerated as well, with whipsaw changes in strategic fashion.
From the online.wsj.com
In order to accomplish this, the banksters will whipsaw the global economy.
From the latimes.com
Do not let what is going on around you whipsaw your strategy and your team.
From the avc.com
He knew, she thought, feeling the adrenaline whipsaw through her veins.
From the online.wsj.com
The whipsaw action in the markets may have investors thinking of a 2008-style meltdown.
From the businessweek.com
Flynn, a former television critic, knew every old trick it took to whipsaw her readers.
From the nytimes.com
Now, after weeks of such whipsaw action, the exodus is well under way.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Two-handed saw: a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
  • Victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
  • Saw with a whipsaw
  • A saw pit or sawpit is a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed with a long two-handled saw by two men, one standing above the timber and the other below. and at TheFreeDictionary. ...
  • A crosscut saw operated by two people; to operate a whipsaw; to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises; to defeat someone in two different ways at once
  • (Whipsaws) Unlike the other trading methods that use crosses of the moving averages, Kolachi Method has a very low possibility of encountering the whipsaws of the market fluctuations. The main reason behind this assumption is the big difference in the periods of two moving averages. ...
  • Slang for a condition of a highly volatile market where a sharp price movement is quickly followed by a sharp reversal.
  • Term for where a trader takes a position, then has to move against it triggering stop loss limits and liquidation of positions, then having to move in the original direction. Normally occurs in volatile markets.
  • A whipsaw occurs when a buy or sell signal is reversed in a short time. Volatile markets and sensitive indicators can cause whipsaws. ...