whip into



whip into something

Fig. to go quickly into something or some place. They whipped into the parking space before I could get there. I whipped into the store to pick up a few things.
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whip something into something

to beat one soft ingredient into another. Whip the butter into the egg and make a smooth paste. First, you must whip the egg whites into the cream.
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whip into

v.
1. To manipulate something into some particular condition, by mixing it rapidly with a utensil so as to introduce air: The chef whipped the cream into a froth.
2. To excite or provoke someone or something into some mental state: The speaker whipped the crowd into a frenzy.
3. To force or compel someone or something into some state of conformity by or as if by flogging or lashing: The musher whipped the dogs into line. The drill sergeant whipped the soldiers into shape.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LowellLO-əlEnglish
Anselme-French
TreesTRAY:S (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
Ghassan-Arabic
HeinHIENDutch
Vojtech-Slovak