"stir someone's blood" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stirs someone's blood [present, singular, third-person], stirring someone's blood [participle, present], stirred someone's blood [participle, past], stirred someone's blood [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stir someone's blood (third-person singular simple present stirs someone's blood, present participle stirring someone's blood, simple past and past participle stirred someone's blood)
  1. (idiomatic) To rouse the spirits of Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stir_someone's_blood-en-verb-eSRn1M5E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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