Synonyms for whip up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hwip, wip |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʰwɪp, wɪp |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for whip up
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