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

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

Andelman will share a taste of their holidays near Woodstock by whipping up a batch of homemade granola to sell at the store. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

By eliminating the work of making homemade pastry dough, whipping up the pot pie is fairly straightforward. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026

Irate, Medvedev approached Allensworth’s chair, whipping up the crowd to boo and chant. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for whip up

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