to stir someone's blood
- idiom
:
excitar
- Her passionate speech stirred our blood and inspired us to volunteer.
Examples
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The rousing national anthem stirred his blood before the big game.
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Every time I watch that movie, the music stirs my blood with excitement.
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The thrilling story of adventure and bravery stirred her blood and made her feel alive.
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The vibrant colors of the sunset stirred his blood, filling him with a sense of wonder.
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Listening to the powerful speech stirred their blood, igniting a passion for change.
Synonyms
331
2.7
To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager
279
4.8
To make someone feel strong emotions or remember something
201
2.1
To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure
138
5.9
To cause strong feelings or excitement
131
3.7
To make someone feel a strong emotion
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
45
4.6
To encourage strong feelings or interest
42
4.8
To make people feel strongly excited or upset
39
6.7
To make people feel shocked and excited so they act
16
5.1
To make people feel strong emotion and want to act
14
4.1
To make people feel very excited and want to act
12
5.8
To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver
8
4.2
Causing strong feelings or ideas that make you think
7
7.7
Make someone feel upset or defensive by mentioning a sensitive subject
4
7.0
To make someone feel very excited and happy
4
4.8
To make people feel excited and ready to act
3
5.6
To make someone feel very excited about something
2
5.8
To make a person feel a strong emotion
1
6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
1
8.4
To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone
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
Make someone feel or act in the way you want
Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures
To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger
Make people more interested and eager about something
To make food quickly or to cause strong excitement
To strongly attract or excite someone
Antonyms
How Moving
- Literature
6
7.8
201
2.1
680
2.9
206
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'stir' (to move or excite) combined with 'blood' (here used metaphorically for deep feeling or life) yields a plausible sense of rousing strong emotions, so a learner who knows the words may guess an emotional/physiological effect. However, the use of 'blood' as a metaphor for emotion is figurative and culturally mediated, so the exact sense 'evoke strong emotions or excitement' is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Stir someone's blood comes from the old idea that blood is the place of feeling and energy, so to stir it is to move or wake those feelings. So, if something 'stirs your blood', it makes you feel 'excited' or full of strong emotion.