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.
Example Sentences
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But a cut is on the horizon if a weak jobs and inflation stir up Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Downing Street has hit out at "people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division", after JD Vance's comments on the murder of Henry Nowak.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Fox’s fear of losing games created a highly unusual situation where Murdoch was seeking to stir up trouble for a partner it pays billions, fraying a relationship that has lasted for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Simers tended to probe and kid and seek to stir up things, but Anderson also recognized that he could be highly accurate, perceptive and even fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
“But don’t tell your mother. She’ll stir up trouble again.”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
