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stir someone's blood en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To rouse the spirits of.
    • The build-up to the game carried all the hallmarks of this great old rivalry with noise, colour, pyrotechnics and a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland to stir the blood of Scottish fans - not that it needed much stirring once they caught sight of England's white shirts. 2023 September 12, Phil McNulty, “Scotland 1-3 England: 'Complete package' Jude Bellingham puts concluding flourish on world-class performance”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

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stirred someone's blood Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stirred someone's blood Tense=Past lexicographic
stirring someone's blood Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stirs someone's blood Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic