Dictionary entry details
• STIR (noun)
Meaning:
A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
stir; splash
Context example:
he made a great splash and then disappeared
Hypernyms ("stir" is a kind of...):
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)
Meaning:
Emotional agitation and excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("stir" is a kind of...):
agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stir"):
electricity (keen and shared excitement)
sensation (a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest)
Meaning:
A rapid active commotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ado; bustle; flurry; hustle; stir; fuss
Hypernyms ("stir" is a kind of...):
commotion; din; ruckus; ruction; rumpus; tumult (the act of making a noisy disturbance)
• STIR (verb)
Meaning:
Move an implement through with a circular motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
stir the soup / stir my drink
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir"):
paddle (stir with a paddle)
churn (stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs stir the vegetables
Meaning:
Move very slightly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
budge; stir; agitate; shift
Context example:
He shifted in his seat
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
The crowds stir in the streets
The streets stir with crowds
Meaning:
Stir feelings in
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
stir; excite; stimulate
Context examples:
stimulate my appetite / excite the audience / stir emotions
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
sensitise; sensitize (cause to sense; make sensitive)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir"):
quicken; whet (make keen or more acute)
thrill (cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input)
blow; fellate; go down on (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation)
work (provoke or excite)
horripilate (cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps)
masturbate (stimulate sexually)
fuck off; jack off; jerk off; masturbate; she-bop; wank (get sexual gratification through self-stimulation)
disgust; gross out; repel; revolt (fill with distaste)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
stimulate; shake up; stir; shake; excite
Context examples:
These stories shook the community / the civil war shook the country
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir"):
titillate (excite pleasurably or erotically)
animate; enliven; exalt; inspire; invigorate (heighten or intensify)
elate; intoxicate; lift up; pick up; uplift (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism)
invite; tempt (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting)
thrill; tickle; vibrate (feel sudden intense sensation or emotion)
affright; fright; frighten; scare (cause fear in)
arouse; excite; sex; turn on; wind up (stimulate sexually)
fuel (stimulate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to stir Sue
Also:
stir up (try to stir up public opinion)
Meaning:
Affect emotionally
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
touch; stir
Context examples:
A stirring movie / I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir"):
get (evoke an emotional response)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to stir Sue
Also:
stir up (arouse or excite feelings and passions)
Meaning:
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
bring up; call down; conjure; conjure up; invoke; call forth; put forward; arouse; evoke; stir; raise
Context examples:
raise the specter of unemployment / he conjured wild birds in the air / call down the spirits from the mountain
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir"):
anathemise; anathemize; bedamn; beshrew; curse; damn; imprecate; maledict (wish harm upon; invoke evil upon)
bless (give a benediction to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
To begin moving,
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
arouse; stir
Context example:
As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Mix or add by stirring
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Stir nuts into the dough
Hypernyms (to "stir" is one way to...):
work (move into or onto)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
