Verb
change the arrangement or position of
try to stir up public opinion
arouse or excite feelings and passions
provoke or stir up
Source: WordNetWhy 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