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Stirring

verb
/ˈstɜːɹɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.verbTo incite to action
2.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."
3.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?"
4.verbTo bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
5.verbTo change the place of in any manner; to move.
6.verbTo move; to change one’s position.
7.verbTo be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
8.verbTo become the object of notice; to be on foot.
9.verbTo rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
10.noun(gerund of stir) An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred
11.adjectiveInvigorating or inspiring

Synonyms

ariseget uprousearouseexciteinstigatepromptstimulatingrousingmovinginspirationsoul-stirring

Rhymes With

spurringrecurringwhirringoccurringconferringconcurringreferringtransferring
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