English noun: stir | |||
1. | stir (state) a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event | ||
Samples | He made a great splash and then disappeared. | ||
Synonyms | splash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do | ||
2. | stir (feeling) emotional agitation and excitement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | electricity, sensation | ||
3. | stir (act) a rapid active commotion | ||
Synonyms | ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult | ||
English verb: stir | |||
1. | stir (motion) move an implement through | ||
Samples | Stir the soup. Stir my drink. Stir the soil. | ||
Examples | The chefs stir the vegetables | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | churn, paddle | ||
2. | stir (motion) move very slightly | ||
Samples | He shifted in his seat. | ||
Examples | The crowds stir in the streets, The streets stir with crowds | ||
Synonyms | agitate, budge, shift | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
3. | stir (perception) stir feelings in | ||
Samples | Stimulate my appetite. Excite the audience. Stir emotions. | ||
Synonyms | excite, stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sensitise, sensitize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow, disgust, fellate, fuck off, go down on, gross out, horripilate, jack off, jerk off, masturbate, masturbate, quicken, repel, revolt, she-bop, suck, thrill, wank, whet, work | ||
4. | stir (emotion) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | ||
Samples | These stories shook the community. The civil war shook the country. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to stir Sue | ||
Synonyms | excite, shake, shake up, stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affright, animate, arouse, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, lift up, pick up, scare, sex, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, turn on, uplift, vibrate, wind up | ||
5. | stir (emotion) affect emotionally | ||
Samples | A stirring movie. I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to stir Sue | ||
Synonyms | touch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | get | ||
6. | stir (creation) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||
Samples | Raise the specter of unemployment. He conjured wild birds in the air. Call down the spirits from the mountain. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
Verb group | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
7. | stir (motion) to begin moving, | ||
Samples | As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir. | ||
Synonyms | arouse | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
8. | stir (contact) mix or add by stirring | ||
Samples | Stir nuts into the dough. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work | ||