stir

Nouns

  • (n) a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
    • he made a great splash and then disappeared
    splash,
  • (n) emotional agitation and excitement
  • (n) a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, fuss,

Verbs

  • (v) move an implement through
    • stir the soup
    • stir my drink
    • stir the soil
  • (v) move very slightly
    • He shifted in his seat
    budge, agitate, shift,
  • (v) stir feelings in
    • stimulate my appetite
    • excite the audience
    • stir emotions
    excite, stimulate,
  • (v) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    • These stories shook the community
    • the civil war shook the country
    stimulate, shake up, excite, shake,
  • (v) affect emotionally
    • A stirring movie
    • I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
    touch,
  • (v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    • raise the specter of unemployment
    • he conjured wild birds in the air
    • call down the spirits from the mountain
    bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, arouse, put forward, evoke, raise,
  • (v) to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" arouse,
  • (v) mix or add by stirring
    • Stir nuts into the dough

Synonyms

splash budge agitate shift ado bustle flurry hustle fuss excite stimulate shake up shake touch bring up call down conjure conjure up invoke call forth arouse put forward evoke raise

See also

agitate foment stir up fire up heat ignite wake inflame

Words of close approximity

STD STH STM s.t.p. STP sty
stab stag star stay stem step stet stew stob stop stow stub stud stun stye Styx
stir fry stirk stirred stirred up stirrer stirring stirringly stirrup stirrup cup stirrup iron stirrup pump stirrup-shaped stir up