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stirring up

stirring up is the present participle and gerund 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 stirring up

What is stirring up the present participle and gerund of?
Stirring up is the present participle and gerund of stir up.

Words near stirring up in the dictionary

  1. stirring one's stumps
  2. stirring shit
  3. stirring someone's blood
  4. stirring the embers
  5. stirring the pot
  6. stirring up
  7. stirring up a hornets' nest
  8. stirring up the animals
  9. stirringly
  10. stirrings
  11. stirrup

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