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to stir up
[phrase form: stir]
01
to cause strong feelings, often unpleasant ones
Transitive: to stir up an emotion or reaction
02
to alter the arrangement or position of something
Transitive: to stir up an arrangement
03
to motivate someone to do something, making them feel a strong sense of responsibility or determination to act
Transitive: to stir up sth
04
to intentionally try to cause trouble or arguments
Transitive: to stir up trouble or conflict
05
to disturb particles in a material, like soil and causing them to move in the air or water
Transitive: to stir up particles
stir up
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Example
The artist's expressive painting had the ability to stir up a range of emotions in anyone who observed it.
The town's meddlesome gossip spread rumors about everyone, stirring up unnecessary drama.
The tabloid put together the two colleagues in an imaginary romance, stirring up speculation.
As part of the hunt, the gamekeepers beat the underbrush to stir up the partridges.
The politician's speech was filled with hateful rhetoric, stirring up anger among the audience.
