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View synonyms for stir up

stir up

verb

  1. tr, adverb to set in motion; instigate

    he stirred up trouble

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

She denies stirring up racial hatred, and has described what happened as “Kafkaesque”.

From BBC

It was Trump’s supporters, often angry and stirred up by him, who were dangerous to our physical well-being.

From Salon

The party's leader, David Seymour, has dismissed opponents as wanting to "stir up" fear and division.

From BBC

Yes, California’s newly elected Democratic senator requires bulked-up security to get through life, thanks to the animosity and violent threats stirred up by the vengeful president-elect.

Russia tried to stir up domestic terrorism by fomenting polarization.

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