schüren
[ˈʃyːʁən] verb C1- to poke, stoke (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning)
- to stoke, stir up, fuel (an emotion in someone) · Der Angriff schürt Ängste vor einer Invasion. The attack stirs up fears of an invasion.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schüren
- Present (er)
- schürt
- Präteritum (er)
- schürte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschürt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schüren
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