6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.] 1. To change the place of in any manner; to move. [1913 Webster] My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate; as, to stir a pudding with a spoon. [1913 Webster] My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot. [1913 Webster] Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to stir up sedition. [1913 Webster] Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate; excite; provoke. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stirring \Stir"ring\, a. Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. [1913 Webster] A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. --Southey. [1913 Webster] Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening; exciting. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stir n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance}, {disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}] 2: emotional agitation and excitement 3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado}, {fuss}] v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink" 2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {shift}, {budge}, {agitate}] 3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}] 4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}] 5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}] 6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}] 7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}] 8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough" [also: {stirring}, {stirred}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stirring adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn: {rousing}] 2: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech" [syn: {soul-stirring}] n 1: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan" 2: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: {inspiration}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stirring See {stir} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 104 Moby Thesaurus words for "stirring": active, afoot, agitating, alluring, ardent, astir, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, burning, bustling, challenging, charged, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, dramatic, driving, electric, emotional, emotive, emphatic, encouraging, energizing, enthusiastic, eventful, evocative, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, fervent, fiery, full of incident, galvanic, galvanizing, glowing, gripping, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impassioned, impelling, impressive, in full swing, in motion, inflammatory, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, inviting, jarring, jolting, maddening, melodramatic, mind-blowing, mobile, momentous, motile, motivational, motive, motor, move, movement, moving, on foot, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, passionate, perturbing, phenomenal, piquant, prompting, propellant, propelling, provocative, provoking, ravishing, rousing, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, spirited, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stir, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, transitional, traveling, troubling, unsettling, upsetting, urgent, vehement, warm
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