stirring (up) Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- encouraging
- cultivating
- triggering
- abetting
- setting-in-motion
- setting-off
- inciting
- fermenting
- brewing
- fomenting
- stimulating
- picking
- instigating
Weak:
stirring (up) Meaning
stirring (up)
to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something, to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen, to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water
stirring (up) Sentence Examples
- The stirring wind whipped up the sand, obscuring the path ahead.
- The teacher's words stirred up a storm of emotions within the students.
- The sight of the accident stirred up memories of a tragic past.
- The politician's speech stirred up both support and opposition.
- The aroma of freshly baked bread stirred up a longing for home.
- The news of the scandal stirred up controversy and outrage.
- The coach's impassioned halftime speech stirred up the team's fighting spirit.
- The sight of the underdog's triumph stirred up feelings of inspiration and hope.
- The injustice suffered by the innocent stirred up a sense of righteous anger.
- The music stirred up dormant emotions, bringing both joy and sorrow to the surface.
FAQs About the word stirring (up)
to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something, to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen, to cause (somethi
raising, promoting, whipping (up),provoking, encouraging, cultivating,triggering, abetting, setting in motion, setting off
curbing, checking, holding, constraining, regulating, taming, restraining,reining (in), discouraging, inhibiting
The stirring wind whipped up the sand, obscuring the path ahead.
The teacher's words stirred up a storm of emotions within the students.
The sight of the accident stirred up memories of a tragic past.
The politician's speech stirred up both support and opposition.
