whip up

Example Sentences

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A strong wind was whipping up bigger waves on the surface, and I could only stay afloat through constant, frenetic movement.

From Literature

Disney’s Imagineers started whipping up designs, but Disneyland executives worried estimated costs ranging from $500 million to $1.5 billion weren’t worth it, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Naravirala turned a cutting look on her child; she whipped up her wings in warning and beat them, huge feathered sails above her head.

From Literature

Gibson, 33, quit her job as a teacher’s aide in September and started a one-woman restaurant out of a converted Airstream, where she whips up soups, milkshakes and baked potatoes loaded with bacon.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fierce wind whipped up from the beach, as officers tried to hold the cordon.

From BBC