whipsomeoneintosomething
phrasal verbwithwhipverbuk/wɪp/us/wɪp/-pp-
If youwhipsomeone into aparticularstate, youquicklyandeffectivelycausethem to be in thatstate:
Karl Smith, the 19-yearoldsinger, hadwhippedthecrowdofteenagegirlsintoafrenzymerelybyremovinghisshirt.
Thefinalspeechhad thedesiredeffect,whippingthelistenersinto apatrioticfervour.
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- besomeone'sbagidiom
- bedazzle
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- engage
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- overexcite
- overstimulate
- stir
- stretch
- sweepsomeonealong
- talksomethingup
- tantalize
- the Thames
- thrill
- whip