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02-Jun-2009, 16:56
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What exactly doest this verb mean (besides 'to cook sth quickly')? |
02-Jun-2009, 17:12
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Originally Posted by undeddy  Hello!
What exactly doest this verb mean (besides 'to cook sth quickly')? | It can mean "incite". Why are the union bosses trying to whip up resentment amongst the workers? | | The Following User Says Thank You to Raymott For This Useful Post: | |
02-Jun-2009, 17:17
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It can also mean to prepare and execute a plan, or as Ray says, to stir up. | | The Following User Says Thank You to konungursvia For This Useful Post: | |
03-Jun-2009, 13:22
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Current Location: Russia, Siberia First Language: Russian Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: 'to whip up'
So, whip up can be used to describe an action when somebody tries to create some particular attitude of, for example, public towards some issue(s) or to heighten someone's emotions/attitude/ideas/thoughts about sth, if they already exist. Is it right?
P.S. This usage resembles (for me at least) a coachman who whips a horse to make it run faster, doesn't it? |
03-Jun-2009, 18:28
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Originally Posted by undeddy so, whip up can be used to describe an action when somebody tries to create some particular attitude of, for example, public towards some issue(s) or to heighten someone's emotions/attitude/ideas/thoughts about sth, if they already exist. Is it right?
yes, that's pretty much what we are saying.
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03-Jun-2009, 19:00
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Current Location: Toronto First Language: English Member Type: Academic | | Re: 'to whip up'
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Originally Posted by undeddy So, whip up can be used to describe an action when somebody tries to create some particular attitude of, for example, public towards some issue(s) or to heighten someone's emotions/attitude/ideas/thoughts about sth, if they already exist. Is it right?
P.S. This usage resembles (for me at least) a coachman who whips a horse to make it run faster, doesn't it? | Perhaps, but "whip" is not a phrasal verb. Its meaning is just the act of whipping the butt of the poor horse. "Whip up" on the other hand, is a cooking image, in which we whip cream until it rises and turns the desired degree of airy. | | The Following User Says Thank You to konungursvia For This Useful Post: | |
06-Jun-2009, 10:36
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Current Location: Montréal, Canada First Language: French Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: 'to whip up'
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Originally Posted by undeddy So, whip up can be used to describe an action when somebody tries to create some particular attitude of, for example, public towards some issue(s) or to heighten someone's emotions/attitude/ideas/thoughts about sth, if they already exist. Is it right?
P.S. This usage resembles (for me at least) a coachman who whips a horse to make it run faster, doesn't it? | Hi,
We use this idiom a lot in advertising/marketing/promotion fields. I would say that it's "the name of the game"! | |
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