stir > 11 sensesNOUN | 1 | stir, disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult |
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2 | stir | Emotional agitation and excitement |
3 | stir, bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss | A rapid bustling commotion |
VERB | 1 | stir | Move an implement through with a circular motion |
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2 | stir, shift, budge, agitate | Move very slightly |
3 | stir, stimulate, excite | Stir feelings in |
4 | stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
5 | stir, touch | Affect emotionally |
6 | stir, raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth | Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic |
7 | stir, arouse | To begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" |
8 | stir | Mix or add by stirring |
stir > noun 1, stateMeaning | A disorderly outburst or tumult. |
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Synonyms | disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle |
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Narrower | convulsion, turmoil, upheaval; earthquake; incident; storm, tempest; storm center, storm centre; tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil |
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Broader | disorder |
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stir > verb 4, emotionMeaning | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Model | The performance is likely to stir Sue |
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Synonyms | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite |
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Narrower | fuel; arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up; frighten, fright, scare, affright; thrill, tickle, vibrate; tempt, invite; elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate; inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt; titillate |
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Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke |
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See also | stir up |
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Nouns | stirrer; stir |
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stir > verb 6, creationMeaning | Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Examples | "stir a disturbance" |
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Synonyms | raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth |
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Narrower | curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict; bless |
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Broader | make, create |
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Similar to | provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up |
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