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.
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Stern figures stare from drinking glasses Bartenders in aloha (Hawaiian) shirts whip up tropical drinks while servers deliver pupus and meals.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Dinner in this contemporary Japanese spot is whipped up in the open kitchen.
—Alia Akkam, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
What can 31-year-old Broncos whiz-kid play-caller Davis Webb whip up against the NFL’s foremost whiz-kid in Rams head coach Sean McVay?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
But Sterling also likes to return to her roots and whip up a simple 15-minute pasta dinner that reminds her of one of her beloved matriarchs.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Dinner in this contemporary Japanese spot is whipped up in the open kitchen.
—Alia Akkam, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
What can 31-year-old Broncos whiz-kid play-caller Davis Webb whip up against the NFL’s foremost whiz-kid in Rams head coach Sean McVay?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
But Sterling also likes to return to her roots and whip up a simple 15-minute pasta dinner that reminds her of one of her beloved matriarchs.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for whip up
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“Whip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20up. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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