to stir
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3.7
- verb
- /stɜr/
- Our objective here is to stir things up, get the juices flowing, and inflame the discontent.
- stir emotions
- stir the imagination
- stir up fears
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Watch on YouTubeThere 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
250
2.9
To make someone feel strong emotion, often sadness or gratitude
217
5.3
To make someone lose confidence or feel upset
216
3.4
To cause something to start, often an idea or strong feeling
212
4.8
To make someone feel strong emotions or remember something
186
4.8
To cause strong feeling or excitement in someone
185
3.7
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
134
3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
126
4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
124
4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
105
3.4
Make someone feel strong emotions
99
2.7
To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager
81
4.2
To upset someone strongly and change how they feel
69
5.9
To cause strong feelings or excitement
65
4.4
To cause strong feelings in someone
53
4.1
Cause a feeling or strong reaction in people
52
6.2
To bring a memory to mind or make something seem to appear by magic
34
5.8
To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate
33
6.7
To make people feel shocked and excited so they act
23
5.1
To make people feel strong emotion and want to act
19
4.0
Make people feel excited or upset and attract attention
17
5.8
To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver
14
4.8
To make people feel strongly excited or upset
11
7.7
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
11
4.9
Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people
5
6.0
To call up a spirit or make something appear as if by magic
3
5.0
Make someone feel very excited and interested in something
2
6.4
To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger
1
6.0
To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion
1
6.0
To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly
1
9.2
To make someone feel a strong emotion
To disturb people or things
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
13
2.1
A dish made by quickly frying small pieces of food in a little hot oil while stirring
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who says or does things that cause arguments and make people angry
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.