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Stir

noun
/stɜː/
Word Frequency: 7.9

Definitions

1.nounThe act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
"Can you give the soup a little stir?"
2.nounAgitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
3.nounPublic disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
4.nounAgitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
5.verbTo incite to action
6.verbTo disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
"She stirred the pudding with a spoon."
7.verbTo agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
"Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?"
8.verbTo bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
9.verbTo change the place of in any manner; to move.
10.verbTo move; to change one’s position.
11.verbTo be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
12.verbTo become the object of notice; to be on foot.
13.verbTo rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

Synonyms

ariseget uprousearouseexciteinstigatepromptagitatecommotionshake upbustleshake

Rhymes With

inferconcurdeferincurtransferslurspurdemur
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