stir up   (TTS Sound)

The verb stir up has 4 senses

• agitate, foment, stir up -- (try to stir up public opinion)


• inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up -- (arouse or excite feelings and passions; "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")


• agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of)


• incite, instigate, set off, stir up -- (provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people")