Dictionary Entry
stir
stir is a 4-letter English word with 22 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To change the place of in any manner; to move. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 4 · 22 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To change the place of in any manner; to move.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
- 4transitive verb
To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
- 5intransitive verb
To move; to change one's position.
- 6intransitive verb
To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
- 7intransitive verb
To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
- 8intransitive verb
To rise, or be up, in the morning.
- 9noun
The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
- 10noun
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
- 11noun
Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
- 12noun
a rapid active commotion
- 13noun
emotional agitation and excitement
- 14noun
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
"he made a great splash and then disappeared"
Synonyms
- 15verb
mix or add by stirring
"Stir nuts into the dough"
- 16verb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
"raise the specter of unemployment"
"he conjured wild birds in the air"
- 17verb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"
"the civil war shook the country"
- 18verb
affect emotionally
"A stirring movie"
"I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
Synonyms
- 19verb
move very slightly
"He shifted in his seat"
- 20verb
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
Synonyms
- 21verb
move an implement through
"stir the soup"
"stir my drink"
- 22verb
stir feelings in
"stimulate my appetite"
"excite the audience"
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