stir up
- anger v.
- awake v.
- awaken v.
- brew v.
- churn v.
- confuse v.
- egg on v.
- evoke v.
- excite v.
- fan v.
- ferment v.
- fluster v.
- foment v.
- get v.
- incite v.
- instigate v.
- muddle v.
- perturb v.
- prod v.
- raise v.
- remind v.
- roil v.
- set v.
- shake v.
- shake up v.
- stimulate v.
- stir v.
- thrill v.
- trouble v.
- turn on v.
- upset v.
- wake/waken v.
- whip up v.
- work up v.
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But forecasters said they could stir up rough seas and send swells toward the California coast, which already has been battered by big waves this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where someone says, “Even mentioning this can stir up fear and doubt.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Back to school can stir up many emotions for parents, including anxiety about the extra costs it brings.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
He believes Homer's origins should not stir up rivalry between Turkey and Greece.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“He isn’t resting now. That’s exactly why you should drop the search and go quietly. You’ll only stir up more trouble. And there’s enough of that already.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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