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causing a stir

causing a stir is the present participle and gerund 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 causing a stir

What is causing a stir the present participle and gerund of?
Causing a stir is the present participle and gerund of cause a stir.

Words near causing a stir in the dictionary

  1. causeys
  2. causiaroside
  3. causidical
  4. causimomancy
  5. causing
  6. causing a stir
  7. causingness
  8. causitive
  9. Causley
  10. Caussade
  11. Causses

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