Dictionary

stir up en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈstɜː.ɹʌp/

Meanings

1. (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
   • All those wretched quarrels, in his humble opinion, stirring up bad blood, from some bump of combativeness or gland of some kind, erroneously supposed to be about a punctilio of honour and a flag […] Episode 16
   • What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up ten others to take up the task he has accomplished much. 1900 June 1, Wilbur Wright, Letter to Octave Chanute:
   • These women are experts at flattery, cajolery and sexual excitation, and also possess unusual talents for stirring up quarrels, stimulating jealousies and spreading slander and malicious rumors. 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 79:
2. (transitive) To mix (ingredients) by stirring.
3. (transitive) To move or disturb slightly; to make turbid.

Forms

Deriveds

stir up a hornets' nest

Synonyms

prompt · evoke · agitate · motive · tempt · provoke · encourage · excite · fuel · motivate · engender · whet · stir · drive · muddle · stimulate · incite · instigate · foment · spark off · rouse · draw · whip up · trouble · spur · sting · push · impel · stoke · stir up · swizzle · promote · inflame · actuate · light a fire under · roil · spur on · instigate · goad · egg on · provoke · lash · move · stir · ignite · induce · goose · urge · incite · oblige · obligate · bring about · set off · invoke · cheer · grill · send · abet

Translations (89)

fr faire de l'agitation (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · cmn 激起 (to arouse or excite passion or action) · fr stimuler (to arouse or excite passion or action) · cs vyvolat (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · lt sukurstyti (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · lv izraisit (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es excitar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · eo inciti (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ru размеша́ть (to mix ingredients) · gl enfoutar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ba ҡушып бутау (to mix ingredients) · it sobillare (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · sl izzvati (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · no egge til opprør (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · it incitare (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · hu felkavar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · gl ambrar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · es fomentar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · da piske op (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · it appassionare (to arouse or excite passion or action) · pl wzniecać (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · fr inciter (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ota دورتمك (to arouse or excite passion or action) · sv ställa till, sätta i gång (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · mi tiehu (to make turbid) · es concitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ta தூண்டு (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · gl motexar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · zza poxta (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · gl estrizar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ota كوروكلمك (to arouse or excite passion or action) · fr mélanger (to mix ingredients) · it fomentare (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · pt provocar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · la suscitō (to arouse or excite passion or action) · grc ὄρνῡμι (to arouse or excite passion or action) · lv sacelt (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es despertar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · es alborotar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ga múscail (to arouse or excite passion or action) · gl isar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · sip དཀྲུགས (to make turbid) · tr neden olmak (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es sacar chaqueta (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · ca estimular (to arouse or excite passion or action) · de entfachen (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · sa छर्दति (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ta மூட்டு (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · ta தூண்டு (to arouse or excite passion or action) · et õhutama (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · ro a da nastere la (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · la incitō (to arouse or excite passion or action) · sw chochea (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · no hisse opp (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · pl wywoływać (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · la turbō (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es despertar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es levantar pasiones (to arouse or excite passion or action) · la percieō (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ca incitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · pt fazer agitação (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · ba ҡушып болғау (to mix ingredients) · ru разме́шивать (to mix ingredients) · bg възбуждам (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ta கலக்கு (to mix ingredients) · gl enguizar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · gl bezar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · pt misturar (to mix ingredients) · grc ὀτρῡ́νω (to arouse or excite passion or action) · eo bloveksciti (to arouse or excite passion or action) · is koma af stað, stofna til (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es incitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · lt sukelti (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · es suscitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · es provocar (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · gl encirrar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · fi lietsoa (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · la suscitō (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · gl embuxar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · ca excitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · it convincere (to arouse or excite passion or action) · pt incitar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · sk vyvolat (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · cs vyburcovat (to arouse or excite passion or action) · es soliviantar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · gl apurrar (to arouse or excite passion or action) · mi whakaranu (to mix ingredients) · nl opstoken (to cause (trouble, etc.)) · it stimolare (to arouse or excite passion or action)