stir up
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stirred up; stirring up; stirs up
Definition of stir up
1 : to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something
The speech stirred up the crowd.
2 : to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water
The workers stirred up a lot of dust.
3 : to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen
They're trying to stir up trouble. stirring up racial hatred His critical comments certainly stirred things up.
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