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stirred up

stirred up is the simple past and past participle of stir up.

Meaning of stir up

Verb

stir up (third-person singular simple present stirs up, present participle stirring up, simple past and past participle stirred up)

  1. (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
    • What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up ten others to take up the task he has accomplished much.1900 June 1, Wilbur Wright, Letter to Octave Chanute
  2. (transitive) To mix (ingredients) by stirring.
    Synonyms:
    stir, swizzle
  3. (transitive) To move or disturb slightly; to make turbid.
    Synonyms:
    agitate, muddle, roil, trouble

Questions about stirred up

What is stirred up the simple past and past participle of?
Stirred up is the simple past and past participle of stir up.

Words near stirred up in the dictionary

  1. stirred one's stumps
  2. stirred shit
  3. stirred someone's blood
  4. stirred the embers
  5. stirred the pot
  6. stirred up
  7. stirred up a hornets' nest
  8. stirred up the animals
  9. stirred-curd cheese
  10. stirred-curd cheeses
  11. stirredst

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