chǔn​dòng

stir

蠢动 (蠢動) chǔn​dòng
stir verb
of a sentiment, desire, or thought, to begin to emerge or move within the mind
stir up trouble verb
to begin to take action or plot, often referring to enemies, rebels, or bad elements
wriggle verb
to move in a squirming or wriggling fashion, typically of an insect

Frequency

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0.190 per million

Sources

Definitions
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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)