stir up

(tr, adverb) to set in motion; instigate: he stirred up trouble.

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Verb	1.	stir up - try to stir up public opinion agitate, foment provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for rumpus - cause a disturbance
	2.	stir up - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" fire up, heat, ignite, wake, inflame arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
	3.	stir up - change the arrangement or position of raise up, commove, disturb, vex, shake up, agitate scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" toss - agitate; "toss the salad" rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	stir up - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" instigate, incite, set off provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"

Translations

يُثير الشَّغَب، يُحَرِّض

vyvolat

agitieren entfachen wühlen

despertar enardecer excitar fomentar provocar

agacer agiter débattre émouvoir exciter

koma af staî, stofna til

fomentare istigare

egge til opprør

煽动

w>stir up

vt sep

liquid, mixture → umrühren; cream → rühren, schlagen; mud → aufwühlen

(fig) curiosity, attention, anger, controversy → erregen; memories, the past → wachrufen; opposition, discord → entfachen, erzeugen; hatred → schüren; revolution, revolt → anzetteln; mob → aufstacheln; lazy person → aufrütteln; to stir up trouble → Unruhe stiften; to stir somebody up to do something → jdn dazu anstacheln, etw zu tun; that’ll stir things up → das kann heiter werden!; he’s always trying to stir things up among the workers → er versucht immer, die Arbeiter aufzuhetzen

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stir

(stəː) – past tense, past participle stirred – verb

1. to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it. He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.

2. to move, either slightly or vigorously. The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on – stir yourselves!

3. to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings). He was stirred by her story.

noun

a fuss or disturbance. The news caused a stir.

ˈstirring adjective

exciting or moving. a stirring tale.

ˈstir-fry verb

to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring. stir-fried vegetables.

stir up

to cause (trouble etc). He was trying to stir up trouble at the factory.