whip up
phrasal verb
whipped up; whipping up; whips up
1
: to excite (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to feel strong emotions about something
His speech whipped up the crowd.
2
informal
: to cause or create (something)
She was trying to whip up some enthusiasm.
3
informal
: to produce or prepare (a meal) very quickly
I can whip a meal up in no time.
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To us, as individuals who frequently whip up 12-clove Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry and don’t bat an eye about adding about 48 cloves to our homemade Chili Crisp, Ina Garten’s viral Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic recipe seems totally reasonable.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
But is there really any point expecting an audience to get whipped up over what happened at Newport more than half a century ago?
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
But such incidents haven’t stopped Trump and others from continuing to whip up unfounded hysteria about some peculiar and presumably sinister drone fleet that the government refuses to explain.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
But is there really any point expecting an audience to get whipped up over what happened at Newport more than half a century ago?
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
But such incidents haven’t stopped Trump and others from continuing to whip up unfounded hysteria about some peculiar and presumably sinister drone fleet that the government refuses to explain.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Whip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20up. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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