stir up
phrasal verbstir somebody up
- to encourage somebody to do something; to make somebody feel they must do something
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stir something up
- to make people feel strong emotions
- to stir up hatred
- Going back there stirred up a lot of memories for her.
- to try to cause arguments or problems
- to stir up a debate
- Whenever he's around, he always manages to stir up trouble.
- We've got enough problems without you trying to stir things up.
- to make something move around in water or air
- The wind stirred up a lot of dust.