Dictionary.com

whip up

Save This Word!

verb (tr, adverb)
to excite; arouseto whip up a mob; to whip up discontent
informal to prepare quicklyto whip up a meal
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use whip up in a sentence

Other Idioms and Phrases with whip up

whip up

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.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
FEEDBACK