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

The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Powerful winds continued to whip up the flames and hamper aerial operations. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Shaw stays with Tunsil throughout his offseason regimen in Alabama, whipping up meals and snacks that appear suited for a five-star restaurant. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Hurricane Genevieve, which is whipping up the Pacific Ocean about 500 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, will send big waves rolling toward beaches this week, creating hazardous swimming conditions, the National Weather Service says. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for whip up

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