"stir" | Definition and Related Words

stir

Noun

A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (synset 114001613)
"he made a great splash and then disappeared"

is a type of: commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do - a disorderly outburst or tumult

same as: splash
Emotional agitation and excitement (synset 107529584)
is a type of: agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
subtypes:
- electricity - keen and shared excitement
- sensation - a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
A rapid active commotion (synset 100556175)
is a type of: commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance

same as: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle

Verb

Move an implement through (synset 201898313)
"stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- churn - stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
- paddle - stir with a paddle
Move very slightly (synset 201897981)
"He shifted in his seat"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: agitate, budge, shift
Stir feelings in (synset 202120601)
"stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

is a type of: sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive
subtypes:
- fuck off, jack off, jerk off, masturbate, she-bop, wank - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
- masturbate - stimulate sexually
- horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
- work - provoke or excite
- blow, fellate, go down on, suck - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
- quicken, whet - make keen or more acute
- disgust, gross out, repel, revolt - fill with distaste
same as: excite, stimulate
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (synset 201765558)
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

is a type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
subtypes:
- fuel - stimulate
- arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up - stimulate sexually
- affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in
- thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
- elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate - heighten or intensify
- titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically
same as: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate
Affect emotionally (synset 201774723)
"A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

subtypes: get - evoke an emotional response

same as: touch
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (synset 201633150)
"raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

is a type of: call up, summon - cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively
subtypes:
- anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
- bless - give a benediction to
same as: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise

verb group: call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur
To begin moving (synset 201898157)
"As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: arouse
Mix or add by stirring (synset 201544249)
"Stir nuts into the dough"

is a type of: work - move into or onto

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