Antonyms for whip up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hwip, wip

Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɪp, wɪp

Definition of whip up

Origin : early 14c., from whip (v.). In parliamentary use from 1850 (the verb in this sense is recorded from 1742), from the sense in fox-hunting. The parliamentary whip's duty originally was to ensure the attendance of party members on important occasions.

verb incite, excite

Example sentences :

He tried to whip up a faint flicker of hope at thought of Smithy.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

Whip up the whites as stiffly as possible, and mix them lightly with the yolks.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Only whip up his blood until the guidance of them both was hers, not his.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

"The driver he tried for to whip up," interpolated Jem Bottles.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

After that it's 'Whip up postillion, we must make up for lost time.'
Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet

What could he do after that but whip up the horses and hasten on?
Extract from : « Southern Hearts » by Florence Hull Winterburn

Won't you let us make a whip up round the houses and see what we can do?'
Extract from : « The Romance of the Red Triangle » by Arthur Keysall Yapp

Twice in that distance he had to whip up to get through the dust of vehicles ahead.
Extract from : « Mushroom Town » by Oliver Onions

"Merely because it is impossible to whip up ice with anything," he replied.
Extract from : « Phases of an Inferior Planet » by Ellen Glasgow

Mr. Hurd pointed with his whip up and down the country lane.
Extract from : « The Missioner » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Synonyms for whip up

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