whip up

verb

1. to excite; arouse

   to whip up a mob

   to whip up discontent

2. informal,  to prepare quickly

   to whip up a meal

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

Example Sentences

I feel like we could whip up a Colin-Sings go fund me that would make Bargatze’s 100 grand look like chump change.

From Los Angeles Times

The free T-shirts usually doled out with abandon to whip up enthusiasm are more limited.

From BBC

Medvedev, who had been subdued to that point, became furious with Allensworth – whipping up the crowd with his hands as he skipped towards the umpire's chair to protest.

From BBC

Once in the studio, it was a case of playing through Stony Gate, with Lee showing the musicians the scene the track was accompanying, in order to whip up the right emotion.

From BBC

The climate crisis is costly, whipping up more and more disasters each year.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• agitate 
• arouse 
• foment 
• inflame 
• instigate 
• kindle 
• provoke 
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