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whip up

British  

verb

  1. to excite; arouse

    to whip up a mob

    to whip up discontent

  2. informal to prepare quickly

    to whip up a meal
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whip up Idioms  

  1. Arouse, excite, as in The speaker whipped up the mob [Early 1800s]

  2. Prepare quickly, as in I can easily whip up some lunch . This usage was first recorded in 1611.

Example Sentences

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And that shared experience is what drives Sunga as she continues to whip up a frenzy with Cake Picnic.

From BBC

But whipping up one of her full-scale smorgasbords of sprinkled donuts, popcorn and nigiri for a gallery display isn’t mere child’s play.

From Los Angeles Times

Cartoons and toys have long been used by governments to rally their people and whip up fear against enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Religious feeling had been whipped up by waves of Christian revivals throughout the western part of the state.

From Literature

But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.

From The Wall Street Journal

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