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单词 stir something up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to set (something) in motion
They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
Synonyms
produce
Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell.
make
The crash made a noise like a building coming down.
cause
I don't want to cause any trouble.
create
He's creating a whole new language of painting.
generate
The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
trigger
the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War
initiate
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
bring about
originate
No-one knows who originated this story.
give rise to
whip up
See stir

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cause
Definition
to be the cause of
I don't want to cause any trouble.
Synonyms
produce,
begin,
create,
effect,
lead to,
occasion (formal),
result in,
generate,
provoke,
compel,
motivate,
induce,
bring about,
give rise to,
precipitate,
incite,
engender
in the sense of create
Definition
to cause to come into existence
He's creating a whole new language of painting.
Synonyms
make,
form,
produce,
develop,
design,
generate,
invent,
coin,
compose,
devise,
initiate,
hatch,
originate,
formulate,
give birth to,
spawn,
dream up (informal),
concoct,
beget,
give life to,
bring into being or existence
in the sense of generate
Definition
to produce or create
The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
Synonyms
produce,
create,
make,
form,
cause,
initiate,
bring about,
originate,
give rise to,
engender,
whip up

Nearby words of
stir something up

  • stipulate
  • stipulation
  • stir
  • stir something up
  • stirring
  • stitch
  • stitch someone up

Synonyms of 'stir something up'

stir something up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of initiate
Definition
to begin or set going
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
Synonyms
begin,
start,
open,
launch,
establish,
institute,
pioneer,
kick off (informal),
bring about,
embark on,
originate,
set about,
get under way,
instigate,
kick-start,
inaugurate,
set in motion,
trigger off,
lay the foundations of,
commence on,
set going,
break the ice on,
set the ball rolling on
in the sense of make
Definition
to bring about or produce
The crash made a noise like a building coming down.
Synonyms
produce,
cause,
create,
effect,
lead to,
occasion (formal),
generate,
bring about,
give rise to,
engender,
beget (old-fashioned)
in the sense of originate
Definition
to come or bring (something) into existence
No-one knows who originated this story.
Synonyms
invent,
produce,
create,
form,
develop,
design,
launch,
set up,
introduce,
imagine,
institute,
generate,
come up with (informal),
pioneer,
evolve,
devise,
initiate,
conceive,
bring about,
formulate,
give birth to,
contrive,
improvise,
dream up (informal),
inaugurate,
think up,
set in motion
in the sense of trigger
Definition
to set (an action or process) in motion
the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War
Synonyms
bring about,
start,
cause,
produce,
generate,
prompt,
provoke,
set off,
activate,
give rise to,
elicit,
spark off,
set in motion
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