whip sth up
(EMOTION) — phrasal verb with whip /wɪp/ verb (-pp-)Definition
› to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something: She criticized the government for trying to whip up anti-German prejudice. He was trying to whip up some enthusiasm for the project.Making people excited and interestedInspiration and inspiring
(Definition of whip sth up (EMOTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorbed adjective
- animate verb
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate verb
- engage verb (INTEREST)
- entrance verb
- give sb something to talk about idiom
- hype sb up phrasal verb
- interest sb in sth phrasal verb
- intrigue verb
- occupy verb (FILL)
- stimulate verb
- stretch verb (DO MORE)
- swing verb (BE EXCITING)
- thrill verb
- titillate verb
- transfix verb (UNABLE TO MOVE)
- whet verb (INTEREST)
- whip sb into sth phrasal verb
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