Stir

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
  • v. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
  • v. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
  • v. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
  • v. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
  • v. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
  • v. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
  • v. To excite strong feelings in.
  • verb-intransitive. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.
  • verb-intransitive. To move about actively; bestir oneself.
  • verb-intransitive. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.
  • verb-intransitive. To take place; happen.
  • verb-intransitive. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.
  • verb-intransitive. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead” ( Charles Dickens).
  • n. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.
  • n. A slight movement.
  • n. A disturbance or commotion.
  • n. An excited reaction; a ferment.
  • n. Slang Prison.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  • v. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
  • v. To agitate the content of (a container) by passing something through it.
  • v. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  • v. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
  • v. To move; to change one’s position.
  • v. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
  • v. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  • n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  • n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  • n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
  • n. Jail; prison.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  • v. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
  • v. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  • v. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
  • verb-intransitive. To move; to change one's position.
  • verb-intransitive. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
  • verb-intransitive. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  • verb-intransitive. To rise, or be up, in the morning.
  • n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  • n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  • n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move; change the position or situation of: as, to stir hand or foot.
  • To set in motion; agitate; disturb.
  • To move briskly; bestir.
  • To cause the particles or parts of to change place in relation to each other by agitating with the hand or an implement: as, to stir the fire with a poker; to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
  • To brandish; flourish.
  • To bring into notice or discussion; agitate; debate; moot.
  • To rouse, as from sleep or inaction; awaken.
  • To move; excite; rouse.
  • To incite; instigate; set on.
  • To excite; provoke; foment; bring about: as, to stir up a mutiny; to stir up contention.
  • To rouse to action; stimulate; quicken: as, to stir up the mind.
  • To pass from rest or inaction to motion or action; move; budge: as, they dare not stir; to stir abroad.
  • To be in motion; be in a state of activity; be on the move or go; be active: as, to be continually stirring.
  • To be in circulation; be current; be on foot.
  • To use an instrument or the hand for making a disturbing or agitating motion, as in a liquid.
  • To be roused; be excited; disturb or agitate one's self.
  • n. Movement; action.
  • n. A state of motion, activity, briskness, bustle, or the like; the confusion and tumult of many persons in action.
  • n. Commotion; excitement; tumult: as, his appearance on the scene created quite a stir.
  • n. Motion; impulse; emotion; feeling.
  • n. A poke; a jog.
  • n. A house of correction; a lockup; a prison.
  • n. Sir.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
  • v. move very slightly
  • v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • n. a rapid active commotion
  • v. to begin moving,
  • v. affect emotionally
  • v. mix or add by stirring
  • n. emotional agitation and excitement
  • v. move an implement through
  • v. stir feelings in
  • v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • Verb Form
    stirred    stirring    stirs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disturbance    commotion    hoo-hah    flutter    kerfuffle    hoo-ha    hurly-burly    disruption    to-do    move   
    Cross Reference
    move    rouse    stimulate    excite    raised    to stir up    to stir coals   
    Variant
    stirred    stirring   
    Form
    stir-fry    stir up    stirrer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    awaken    incite    animate    rouse    excite    stimulate    provoke    move    agitate    moot   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr    Fleur    Fur    Kerr    Monsieur    Shir    Sir    Spur    Thur    Ur   
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    murmur    commotion    flutter    tumult    tremor    rustle    flicker    rush    bustle    hum