to stir
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3.7
- verb
- /stɜr/
:
conmover
- Our objective here is to stir things up, get the juices flowing, and inflame the discontent.
- stir emotions
- stir the imagination
- stir up fears
There are acts of generosity that stir something fundamental within us.
- There are acts of generosity that stir something fundamental within us.
- Likewise, scientific work seeks to open up perspectives that stir other people to further explorations.
- Emotions that haven't been acknowledged have a nasty habit of stirring our conscience, demanding to be heard.
- And so I hope that some of these will will stir contradictory, ambivalent thoughts amongst us all.
- Like using all this crap to stir things up.
- I was sick, but then realized that it was stirring up a memory, and it was the memory of my own rape.
- I like pretty, like I love Christmas lights, you know, like that stirs something in me that's like, oh, that's so special and nice.
- It'll start to stir things up because there is no openness and transparency in the relationship.
- If that happens to stir a yearning in you, then it's time to get in your lane and get right with your intentions.
- And it's it's to stir up that divisiveness.
- They're all about the the fear tactics stirred up about the trade deficit.
- I think it was to combat genuine forms of stirring up racial hatred.
- Yeah, the headlines sharing a title like that just stirs up that kind of angst, for sure.
- Like yo, man, Chuck ain't just trying to play race or trying to stir it up, stir it up or be a victim.
Examples
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A powerful speech can stir emotions in ways that we cannot predict.
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Together, as church officials note, they tried to stir the public conscience and encourage action.
Academic text (1996) -
I just came by to stir your soul up a bit.
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So just, you know, just to stir things up a little bit.
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We can really stir things up with these.
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Get out there the next few weeks, stir things up and report directly to me.
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But the best you can ever hope for is to stir up a lot of confusion.
Fiction book (1991) -
There are acts of generosity that stir something fundamental within us.
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Mr. Cardin told them it was hard to stir people up without a specific plan to attack.
Academic text (1995) -
I think, you believe you are the Messiah but you lie now to save your own hide, so you can return out there and stir up a widespread rebellion.
Synonyms
680
2.9
To make someone feel strong emotion, often sadness or gratitude
668
3.4
Make someone feel strong emotions
410
5.3
To make someone lose confidence or feel upset
331
2.7
To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager
279
4.8
To make someone feel strong emotions or remember something
236
3.7
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
154
3.4
To cause something to start, often an idea or strong feeling
138
5.9
To cause strong feelings or excitement
115
3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
70
4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
62
4.8
To cause strong feeling or excitement in someone
57
4.1
Cause a feeling or strong reaction in people
48
4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
47
4.4
To cause strong feelings in someone
42
4.8
To make people feel strongly excited or upset
41
4.2
To upset someone strongly and change how they feel
40
6.2
To bring a memory to mind or make something seem to appear by magic
39
6.7
To make people feel shocked and excited so they act
31
5.8
To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate
16
5.1
To make people feel strong emotion and want to act
12
5.8
To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver
7
7.7
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
7
4.9
Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people
6
6.0
To call up a spirit or make something appear as if by magic
6
4.0
Make people feel excited or upset and attract attention
1
5.0
Make someone feel very excited and interested in something
1
9.2
To make someone feel a strong emotion
1
6.0
To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly
To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion
To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger
To disturb people or things
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
4
2.1
A dish made by quickly frying small pieces of food in a little hot oil while stirring
How Moving
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stir comes from an old English word styrian meaning 'to move' or 'disturb'. So when something 'stirs' you, it 'moves' your feelings inside, and to be 'stirred' is to feel strong emotion.