[
UK
/wˈɛlp/
]
VERB
-
give birth to (a puppy)
the dog whelped
NOUN
- young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
How To Use whelp In A Sentence
- Make it sloppy food for the first few days after the whelping.
- It is always a good idea to take your mom to the vet shortly after whelping to be sure she has not retained a placenta or even a dead puppy that will need to be expelled.
- The crack of the whip was so loud; her ears were ringing, not to mention the whelp on her back.
- “Tell me, you green-eyed whelp,” he whispered, leaning down. End of Time
- Mayhap you're right, mayhap there's more to be gained by keeping this whelp alive. HERE BE DRAGONS
- Feed soft, mushy types of food for the first 2 days after whelping.
- I remember your little friend shoving you into one before she because a pincushion, and you blasted me from there, you little whelp.
- The only prize a churlish young whelp like you should get is a good hiding!
- At the word whelp, he cuffed him with his hammerlike fist, and Miner went down in a heap. Wayside Courtships
- Verra well, dinna ye think as hoo yon Irish whelp I skelpit the day 'll hae a waesome feelin' i 'his breist? St. Cuthbert's