whip up
Britishverb
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to excite; arouse
to whip up a mob
to whip up discontent
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informal to prepare quickly
to whip up a meal
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Arouse, excite, as in The speaker whipped up the mob [Early 1800s]
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Prepare quickly, as in I can easily whip up some lunch . This usage was first recorded in 1611.
Example Sentences
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Authorities ordered boats to shore and diverted dozens of flights as Koto whipped up huge waves and dangerous winds, state media reported.
From Barron's
About eight years ago she launched a series of Instagram videos in which she whips up meals using leftovers and other odds and ends she finds in her fridge.
Users can be incredibly specific with their prompts, and after Suno whips up a made-to-order song, they can continue to fiddle with the results, trying to refine the output until it matches their initial vision.
In another, a server is whipping up a caipirinha from a silver bowl of liquid nitrogen, lime juice and the spirit cachaça.
From Washington Post
Contestants whip up their most impressive dish and sit in an adjacent room while their potential date critiques their food.
From Washington Post
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