aufwühlen — meaning in English

English meaning

• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
• provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
• rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.

Senses

aufwühlen is used for these senses in English:

• agitate (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]
• provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
• rock (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

churn — full definition

1. verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
2. verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
3. noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
4. noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.

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