whip sb into sth
— phrasal verb with whip uk/wɪp/us/wɪp/verb -pp-
If you whip someone into a particular state, you quickly and effectively cause them to be in that state:
Karl Smith, the 19-year old singer, had whipped the crowd of teenage girls into a frenzy merely by removing his shirt.
The final speech had the desired effect, whipping the listeners into a patriotic fervour.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate
- capture
- catch
- enthuse
- entrance 1
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- pulse
- pump
- pump sb up
- reinvigorate
- swing
- talk sth up
- whip sth up
- wow factor
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