Synonyms of whipping (up)

whipping (up)

verb

present participle of whip (up)

as in provoking

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoking
• stirring (up)
• raising
• promoting
• triggering
• setting in motion
• encouraging
• abetting
• inciting
• fermenting
• picking
• fomenting
• brewing
• stimulating
• instigating
• cultivating
• setting off
• fostering
• forwarding
• furthering
• inspiring
• nurturing
• sowing
• motivating
• pepping (up)
• jazzing (up)
• advancing
• detonating
• nourishing
• exciting
• livening (up)
• rousing
• galvanizing
• activating
• setting
• energizing
• invigorating
• quickening
• inflaming
• enlivening
• firing
• enflaming
• vitalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reining (in)
• checking
• holding
• regulating
• restraining
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• curbing
• constraining
• taming
• bridling
• soothing
• calming
• settling
• quieting
• subduing
• allaying
• stilling
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing