This is the 10208th most frequent Polish word.
budziły
"Budziły" means "were waking" or "were awakening" in English.
In this sentence, 'budziły' is the third-person plural past tense of 'budzić,' used to express an ongoing past action of causing an emotion (fear).
Opowieści o duchach zawsze budziły strach wśród dzieci.
Stories about ghosts always evoked fear among children.
Here, 'budziły' again acts in the third-person plural past tense, describing the consistent triggering of an emotion (nostalgia).
Wspomnienia z dzieciństwa budziły w nim nostalgię.
Memories from childhood awakened nostalgia in him.
In this sentence, 'budziły' conveys the past action of evoking or stirring an abstract concept (controversy).