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stirs up

stirs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stirs up

What is stirs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stirs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stir up.

Words near stirs up in the dictionary

  1. stirs one's stumps
  2. stirs shit
  3. stirs someone's blood
  4. stirs the embers
  5. stirs the pot
  6. stirs up
  7. stirs up a hornets' nest
  8. stirs up the animals
  9. STIs
  10. stishie
  11. stishies

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