piska upp

Swedish

Etymology

piska (“whip”) +‎ upp (“up”)

Verb

piska upp (present piskar upp, preterite piskade upp, supine piskat upp, imperative piska upp)

  1. to whip up (something, to great intensity, often of an (angry) mood)
    Med sitt tal ville han piska upp hat mot fienden
    With his speech, he wanted to whip up hatred for the enemy
    Propagandan var avsedd att piska upp stämningen
    The propaganda was intended to whip up anger ("whip up the mood")

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