One official claimed that foreign activists were stirring up trouble.
The threat of censorship stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism on the Internet.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stir up — verb 1. try to stir up public opinion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑agitate, ↑foment • Derivationally related forms: ↑fomentation (for: ↑foment), ↑fomenter ( … Useful english dictionary
stir — stir1 W3S3 [stə: US stə:r] v past tense and past participle stirred present participle stirring ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mix)¦ 2¦(move slightly)¦ 3¦(leave a place)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ 5¦(do something)¦ 6¦(cause trouble)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
stir — vb Stir, rouse, arouse, awaken, waken, rally can all mean to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity. Stir, often followed by up, usually presupposes excitement to activity by something which disturbs or agitates and so brings to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Stir — Stir, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st[ o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.] 1. To change the place of in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stir up a hornet's nest — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don t like. * /The principal stirred up a hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir up a hornet's nest — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don t like. * /The principal stirred up a hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir in — ˌstir ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stir in he/she/it stirs in past tense stirred in past participle … Useful english dictionary
stir yourself — phrase to make yourself move or do something He knew he should really stir himself and get to work. Thesaurus: to go somewhere, or to move in a particular directionsynonym Main entry: stir … Useful english dictionary
stir´rup|like´ — stir|rup «STUR uhp, STIHR », noun. 1. a support for a rider s foot, that hangs from the side of a saddle. A stirrup is usually a loop of metal or wood with the bottom part flatted and often broadened. »The rider stood up in his stirrups to get a… … Useful english dictionary
stir|rup — «STUR uhp, STIHR », noun. 1. a support for a rider s foot, that hangs from the side of a saddle. A stirrup is usually a loop of metal or wood with the bottom part flatted and often broadened. »The rider stood up in his stirrups to get a better… … Useful english dictionary
