stir up

Verb

Meaning

change the arrangement or position of

try to stir up public opinion

arouse or excite feelings and passions

provoke or stir up

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

incite wake ignite disturb instigate agitate inflame foment commove fire up shake up kindle rouse vex quicken
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Antonyms

nock cow marque scrapbook daunt suppress
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Hypernyms

kindle move fire raise stimulate provoke

Hyponyms

rumpus raise beat toss scramble ferment

Examples

Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling? Bertrand Russell

It is indeed very possible, that the Persons we laugh at may in the main of their Characters be much wiser Men than our selves; but if they would have us laugh at them, they must fall short of us in those Respects which stir up this Passion. Joseph Addison

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this. Abraham Lincoln

It is a most important work to go about and stir up the churches; but it requires much grace, much self-denial, much saying over the same things, and the greatest watchfulness and faithfulness, in making use of one's time for prayer, meditation, and reading the Scriptures. George Müller

If you will stir up the mire, you must bear the smell. Danish Proverb

If you do not know how to fish, do not stir up the water. Altay Proverb

Close letter words and terms

stir the embers stir the pot stir together stir up a hornet's nest stir up a hornets' nest stir up the animals