Noun
stir -
emotional agitation and excitement
agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
electricity keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
stir -
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
splash
hoo-ha ,
hoo-hah ,
hurly burly ,
kerfuffle ,
to-do ,
commotion ,
disruption ,
flutter ,
disturbance the act of making a noisy disturbance
stir -
a rapid active commotion
bustle ,
hustle ,
flurry ,
ado ,
fuss
ruckus ,
ruction ,
rumpus ,
din ,
commotion ,
tumult the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb
stir -
move an implement through; "stir the soup" ; "stir my drink" ; "stir the soil"
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
churn stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
paddle stir with a paddle
stir -
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
shift ,
budge ,
agitate
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
stir -
mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
stir -
stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite" ; "excite the audience" ; "stir emotions"
stimulate ,
excite
sensitise ,
sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
jack off ,
jerk off ,
she-bop ,
wank ,
masturbate ,
fuck off get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
masturbate get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
horripilate cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
fellate ,
go down on ,
suck ,
blow provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
thrill feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
whet ,
quicken sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
disgust ,
gross out ,
revolt ,
repel cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
stir -
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community" ; "the civil war shook the country"
stimulate ,
shake ,
shake up ,
excite
enkindle ,
elicit ,
kindle ,
provoke ,
evoke ,
arouse ,
fire ,
raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
foment ,
stir up ,
agitate bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
fuel stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"
sex ,
wind up ,
arouse ,
turn on ,
excite tell the sex (of young chickens)
affright ,
fright ,
frighten ,
scare cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" ; "Ghosts could never affright her"
tickle ,
thrill ,
vibrate touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"
tempt ,
invite try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
elate ,
lift up ,
intoxicate ,
uplift ,
pick up fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
enliven ,
animate ,
exalt ,
invigorate ,
inspire make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
titillate excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
stir -
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment" ; "he conjured wild birds in the air" ; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
raise ,
conjure ,
conjure up ,
invoke ,
evoke ,
call down ,
arouse ,
bring up ,
put forward ,
call forth
call forth ,
kick up ,
provoke ,
evoke cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
bedamn ,
beshrew ,
damn ,
maledict ,
anathemise ,
anathemize ,
imprecate ,
curse utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
bless give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
stir -
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie" ; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
touch
affect ,
impress ,
move ,
strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
fire up ,
ignite ,
heat ,
stir up ,
inflame ,
wake cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter" ; "Light a cigarette"
get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball" ; "This let me in for a big surprise" ; "He got a girl into trouble"
stir -
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
arouse
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
