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Stir
see synonyms of stirNoun
1. splash, stir
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
Example Sentences:'he made a great splash and then disappeared'
2. stir
emotional agitation and excitement
Verb
4. stir
move an implement through
Example Sentences:'stir the soup''stir my drink''stir the soil'
stir feelings in
Example Sentences:'stimulate my appetite''excite the audience''stir emotions'
7. excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Example Sentences:'These stories shook the community''the civil war shook the country'
8. stir, touch
affect emotionally
Example Sentences:'A stirring movie''I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy'
9. arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example Sentences:'raise the specter of unemployment''he conjured wild birds in the air''call down the spirits from the mountain'
10. arouse, stir
to begin moving,
Example Sentences:'As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir'
11. stir
mix or add by stirring
Example Sentences:'Stir nuts into the dough'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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