whip up
[verb]
Synonyms: incite, abet, foment, instigate, provoke, raise, set, set on, stir (up)

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Antonyms: calm (down)

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whip somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb (see also whip)

1. to try to make people feel strongly about something
whip up interest/opposition/support etc
They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book.
an attempt to whip up the masses

2. to quickly make something to eat:
Mother was in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cakes.

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whip up
whip up (something)
1.
to cause something to increase in strength or violence.
Huge waves, whipped up by the unusually strong winds, pounded the beaches.

The press whipped up public opinion to the point where we were in danger of rioting in the streets.

The crowd was pushing forward, and some people tried to whip things up even further.

2.
to quickly prepare something to eat.
They got up at 3:30, Pete whipped up breakfast, and they left for the airport by 4:00.

Usage notes: also used in the form whip someone up something:
Let's ask Marion to whip us up a little snack.

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whip up something
whip up (something)
1.
to cause something to increase in strength or violence.
Huge waves, whipped up by the unusually strong winds, pounded the beaches.

The press whipped up public opinion to the point where we were in danger of rioting in the streets.

The crowd was pushing forward, and some people tried to whip things up even further.

2.
to quickly prepare something to eat.
They got up at 3:30, Pete whipped up breakfast, and they left for the airport by 4:00.

Usage notes: also used in the form whip someone up something:
Let's ask Marion to whip us up a little snack.

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whip up
1. • whip up
make active, stir to action
The union leader whipped up the crowd with his speech.

2. • whip up (something)
make or do something quickly or easily
It was very late when we got home so we whipped up something to eat very quickly.

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whip up something
• whip up (something)
make or do something quickly or easily
It was very late when we got home so we whipped up something to eat very quickly.

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whip up
v., informal
1. To make or do quickly or easily.
Mary whipped up a lunch for the picnic.
The reporter whipped up a story about the fire for his paper.
2. To make active; stir to action; excite.
The girls are trying to whip up interest for a dance Saturday night.
Compare: STIR UP, WHOOP IT UP².

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