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caused a stir

caused a stir is the simple past and past participle of cause a stir.

Meaning of cause a stir

Verb

cause a stir (third-person singular simple present causes a stir, present participle causing a stir, simple past and past participle caused a stir)

  1. (intransitive) To cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.
    • The news story caused a stir.

Questions about caused a stir

What is caused a stir the simple past and past participle of?
Caused a stir is the simple past and past participle of cause a stir.

Words near caused a stir in the dictionary

  1. cause celebre
  2. cause célèbre
  3. cause of action
  4. cause of death
  5. caused
  6. caused a stir
  7. causedness
  8. causedst
  9. causee
  10. causees
  11. causeful

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