stir up
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stir up
vb
(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 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"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 oftoss - agitate; "toss the salad" poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" | |
| 4. | stir up - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" raise - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" |
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Translations
يُثير الشَّغَب، يُحَرِّض
vyvolat
koma af staî, stofna til
w>stir up
vt sep
(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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stir
(stəː) – past tense, past participle stirred – verb1. 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.
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