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.

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Example Sentences

Naravirala turned a cutting look on her child; she whipped up her wings in warning and beat them, huge feathered sails above her head.

From Literature

Gibson, 33, quit her job as a teacher’s aide in September and started a one-woman restaurant out of a converted Airstream, where she whips up soups, milkshakes and baked potatoes loaded with bacon.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fierce wind whipped up from the beach, as officers tried to hold the cordon.

From BBC

There were brief respites, but things seldom got easier: “The wind whipped up at noon and sleet came smacking down,” Mr. Tesson recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Because they're so influential, knowing more about the magnetism of AGNs, and how they whip up winds such as these, is key to understanding the history of galaxies throughout the Universe."

From Science Daily

Related Words

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• arouse
• foment
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