churn up
Stir into turbulence
To churn up is to agitate violently, stirring something from the bottom to the surface.
Boat propellers churn up mud; storms churn up the sea.
The phrase extends to emotions: The news churned up old resentments.
Wheels or feet churn up ground by tearing and disrupting it: Tanks had churned up the field into mud.
Mix by circling
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- roilDisturb by churning
- whip upCreate hastily
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
shake up · froth · foam · turbulence · vortex · whirlpool · eddy · muddy
stir
Mix by circling
disturb · shake up · froth · foam · turbulence · vortex · whirlpool · eddy · muddy · cloud
stir up
Cause to arise
disturb · agitate · provoke · reawaken · trigger · resurrect · rake over · revisit · reopen · memories
dig up
Uncover from underground
- dredge upRetrieve something buried
- turn overRotate to opposite side
- excavateRemove earth systematically
plough up · till · break ground · uproot · disinter · expose · reveal · surface · bring up · uncover