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Stir

verb

(past & past part. stirred; pres. part. stirring)

1.

Move an implement through. "Stir my drink" , "Stir the soil"

2.

Move very slightly. Synonyms: agitate, budge, shift.

3.

Stir feelings in. Synonyms: excite, stimulate. "Excite the audience" , "Stir emotions"

4.

Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. Synonyms: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate. "The civil war shook the country"

5.

Affect emotionally. Synonym: touch. "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

6.

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise. "He conjured wild birds in the air" , "Call down the spirits from the mountain"

7.

To begin moving,. Synonym: arouse.

8.

Mix or add by stirring.

noun

1.

A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event. Synonym: splash.

2.

Emotional agitation and excitement.

3.

A rapid active commotion. Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle.

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"Stir" Quotes from Famous Books

... his neck, and Cyrus Harding read these words, traced in Neb's large writing:—"No pirates in the neighborhood of Granite House. I will not stir. Poor Mr. Herbert!" ...

— The Mysterious Island • Jules Verne

... though draped over a couple of posts set a few feet apart. Later, however, the posts frequently lost their balance and swayed about in such a way as to come dangerously near colliding. Then, if the old grandmother did not speak or make a stir, the blanket would sometimes show that one support had given away. Accordingly, the old woman was able to judge by the general contour of the blanket just how the courtship was progressing, and being a foxy old dame she occasionally pretended to snore just to ...

— The Drama of the Forests - Romance and Adventure • Arthur Heming

... was day there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. [12:19]And Herod seeking and not finding him, examined the guards, and commanded them to be put to death, and going down from Judea to ...

— The New Testament • Various

... he always hated to have her unhappy about being left behind. On the other hand, Barby was unpredictable. He couldn't be sure of what she might do or say, but he could be certain her curiosity and enthusiasm would stir up something. ...

— The Egyptian Cat Mystery • Harold Leland Goodwin

... sudden stir Swelled to shouts of Vive l'Empereur; Then deep silence reigned, save where On the peaceful summer air Choking sobs, but half suppressed, Came from many a faithful breast At the overwhelming blow Dealt them ...

— Poems • John L. Stoddard

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