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[ verb ] change the arrangement or position of
Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)A red-tailed_hawk flew in behind them and stayed there , watching for any snakes or rabbits that they might stir_up from the side of the road . |
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[ verb ] arouse or excite feelings and passions
Examples "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor" "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world" "Wake old feelings of hatred" Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)Evidently the war drum beating and hysteria so painstakingly being stirred_up in the West have been planned long in_advance . |
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[ verb ] try to stir up public opinion
Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)The crisis was artificially stirred_up by the Kremlin ( Wall_Street ) and the Red_Army ( Pentagon ) egged_on by the West Germans ( East_Germans ) . Related terms |
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[ verb ] provoke or stir up
Examples "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" Related terms |
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