kicking up
Making a fuss
Kicking up means stirring or raising something from below: The horses kicked up dust on the trail.
It extends to causing or creating disturbances: kicking up a fuss, kicking up trouble.
Wind kicks up when it rises suddenly.
Pain or an old injury kicks up when it flares or acts up: My knee is kicking up again.
- dust stormWind-carried soil phenomenon
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- escalateIncrease in severity
- stompTread heavily
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
protest · up in arms · rebellion · stir · making waves · whirlwind · amplify · thrust · ignite · ruckus · heel · upheaval · gust · heighten · propel · accelerate · scatter · agitation
commotion/disturbance
kicking upcalming down
Becoming less agitated
quieting down · settling down · keeping the peace · smoothing over · quieting
agitation/disturbance
kicking upsettling down
Becoming stable and rooted
calming down · quieting down · dying down · subsiding · abating