stirsomethingup
phrasal verbwithstirverbuk/stɜːr/us/stɝː/-rr-
(EMOTION)
C2
tocauseanunpleasantemotionorproblemtobeginorgrow:
Theteachertold him tostopstirringuptrouble.
Thephotographsstirredup somepainfulmemories.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- seed
- spark
(SUBSTANCE)
tocauseasubstancesuch assoilordusttomoveandriseup:
Thehelicopterstirredupcloudsofdust.
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- brandish
- flap
- flourish
- fluffsomethingup
- jitter
- joggle
- pulse
- reverberate
- rocky
- shakiness
- shimmy
- stir
- sweep
- teeter
- thrashing
- throbbing
- wag
- wobbler
- wobbly
- worry atsomething