stir
stir /ˈstɝː/
noun
-
A rapid active commotion
(
fuss
, hustle
, stir
, ado
, bustle
, flurry
)
a rapid active commotion
There was a flurry of excitement as the team scored the winning goal.
There was a flurry of excitement as the team scored the winning goal.
-
Emotional agitation and excitement
(
stir
)
emotional agitation and excitement
-
A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
(
splash
, stir
)
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
He made a great splash and then disappeared
he made a great splash and then disappeared
verb
-
(
)
Move an implement through
(
stir
)
move an implement through
Stir the soup
stir the soup
Stir my drink
stir my drink
Stir the soil
stir the soil
-
(
)
Move very slightly
(
agitate
, shift
, budge
, stir
)
move very slightly
He shifted in his seat
He shifted in his seat
-
(
)
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
(
excite
, shake up
, shake
, stimulate
, stir
)
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
These stories shook the community
These stories shook the community
The civil war shook the country
the civil war shook the country
-
(
)
Stir feelings in
(
excite
, stimulate
, stir
)
stir feelings in
Stimulate my appetite
stimulate my appetite
Excite the audience
excite the audience
Stir emotions
stir emotions
-
(
)
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
(
call down
, call forth
, conjure
, evoke
, arouse
, bring up
, conjure up
, invoke
, put forward
, raise
, stir
)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Raise the specter of unemployment
raise the specter of unemployment
He conjured wild birds in the air
he conjured wild birds in the air
Call down the spirits from the mountain
call down the spirits from the mountain
-
(
)
Affect emotionally
(
stir
, touch
)
affect emotionally
A stirring movie
A stirring movie
I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
-
Mix or add by stirring
(
stir
)
mix or add by stirring
Stir nuts into the dough
Stir nuts into the dough
-
To begin moving
(
stir
, arouse
)
to begin moving
As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir