whip up

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.

Examples of whip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To set the mood heading into Saturday’s showdown in Oxford, when was the last time a coach whipped up the collective ire of the whole country? — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In the 1990s, high-end European restaurants whipped up culinary foams flavored with things like truffle oil or lobster broth. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In the race to develop intelligent machines, the leading AI companies have built bots that can whip up spreadsheets at a moment’s notice, write sophisticated code, and even solve long-standing math problems. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026

Tightening global copper supply, robust demand from the AI boom and uncertainty over tariffs are all whipping up a frenzy for the red metal. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for whip up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup