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stir 1  (stûr)
v. stirred, stir·ring, stirs
v.tr.
1.
a. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
b. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
c. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
4.
a. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
b. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
5. To excite strong feelings in.
v.intr.
1. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.
2.
a. To move about actively; bestir oneself.
b. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.
3. To take place; happen.
4. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.
5. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead" (Charles Dickens).
n.
1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.
2. A slight movement.
3. A disturbance or commotion.
4. An excited reaction; a ferment.

[Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, to excite, agitate.]

stirrer n.

stir 2  (stûr)
n. Slang
Prison.

[Origin unknown.]

stir 1
Verb
[stirring, stirred]
1. to mix up (a liquid) by moving a spoon or stick around in it
2. to move slightly
3. stir from to depart (from one's usual or preferred place)
4. to get up after sleeping
5. to excite or move (someone) emotionally
6. to move (oneself) quickly or vigorously; exert (oneself)
7. to wake up: to stir someone from sleep
Noun
1. a stirring
2. a strong reaction, usually of excitement: she created a stir wherever she went
See also stir up [Old English styrian]

stir 2
Noun
Chiefly US slang prison: in stir [Romany stariben prison]

Stir a collection of solid bodies or particles, especially burning coals.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stirstir - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
2.stir - emotional agitation and excitement
agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm
electricity - keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"
sensation - a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"
3.stir - a rapid active commotion
ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
Verb1.stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
churn - stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
paddle - stir with a paddle
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
2.stir - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
3.stir - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
masturbate - stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute"
sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"
horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
fellate, go down on, suck, blow - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
whet, quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
4.stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"
sex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
agitate, foment, stir up - try to stir up public opinion
5.stirstir - affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
get - evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
6.stir - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
7.stir - to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
8.stir - mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
work - move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

stir
verb 1. mix, beat, agitate
verb 2. move, change position
verb 3. get moving, move, get a move on (informal) hasten, budge, make an effort, be up and about (informal) look lively (informal) shake a leg (informal) exert yourself, bestir yourself
Translations
stir [stəːʳ] n (fig) (= agitation); conmoción f
vt [+ tea etc] → remover [+ fire]; atizar (= move); agitar;
(fig) [+ emotions]; conmover
vimoverse;
to give sth a stir → remover algo;
to cause a stir → causar conmoción or sensación
stir up vtexcitar [+ trouble]; fomentar

stir [stəːʳ] nagitation f, sensation f
vtremuer
viremuer, bouger;
to give sth a stir → remuer qch;
to cause a stir → faire sensation
stir up vtexciter [+ trouble]; fomenter, provoquer

stir [stəːʳ] n (fig) → Aufsehen nt
vtumrühren (fig) (emotions) → aufwühlen: (person) → bewegen
visich bewegen;
to give sth a stir → etw umrühren;
to cause a stir → Aufsehen erregen
stir up stir vt to stir up trouble → Unruhe stiften;
to stir things up → stänkern

stir [stəːʳ] nagitazione f; clamore m
vtrimescolare (= move); smuovere, agitare
vimuoversi;
to give sth a stir → mescolare qc;
to cause a stir → fare scalpore
stir up vtprovocare, suscitare

stir
v stir [stəː]
1 to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture. roer يُحَرِّك، يَمْزِج разбърквам umíchat røre rühren ανακατεύω remover, revolver segama مخلوط كردن sekoittaa brasser לִבחוֹש हिलाना-डुलाना miješati (meg)kever mengaduk hræra rimescolare かき回す ...을 휘젓다, 뒤섞다 (iš)maišyti []maisīt; apmaisīt kacau roeren røre mieszać mexer a amesteca размешивать miešať mešati mešati röra, vispa คนให้เข้ากัน karıştırmak 攪動 розмішувати; збовтувати چمچ سے حل کرنا khuấy, quấy
2 to move, either slightly or vigorously The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on – stir yourselves! roer, beweeg يُحَرِّك раздвижвам cuchat; převracet se; hýbat se ruske op i; bevæge (sich) bewegen ανακατώνω, κουνιέμαι moverse, agitarse liigutama تكان خوردن liikuttaa, liikahdella remuer לָזוּז हिलाना, चलाना pokretati (meg)mozdít; (meg)mozdul menggerakkan bæra muovere, muoversi, agitare, agitarsi 動かす 움직이다; 분발시키다 judinti, krutinti, judėti, krutėti kustināt; kustēties gerak bewegen ( til å) bevege seg, røre () seg ruszać (się) agitar(-se) a mişca; a agita шевелить(ся) postrapatiť; prevracať sa; hýbať sa premakniti (se) mrdati rufsa om, röra på sig ทำให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนที่เล็กน้อย kımılda(t)mak 使動 ворушити(ся); рухати(ся) ہلانا یا حرکت دینا làm lay động, chuyển động 使
3 to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings) He was stirred by her story. raak يُثير вълнувам dojmout bevæge aufwühlen ξεσηκώνω, εξάπτω conmover, provocar, excitar (tundeid) liigutama به هيجان آوردن liikuttaa remuer לְעוֹרֵר उत्तेजित करना izazvati, dirnuti felkavar menyentuh perasaan hræra, snerta scuotere 感動させる ...을 흥분시키다, 감동시키다 sujaudinti, sukelti aizkustināt; saviļņot sentuh raken røre, vekke, sette fantasien i sving poruszyć, wzruszyć comover a frământa взволновать dojať ganiti uznemiriti gripa, göra berörd กระตุ้น duygulanmak 激動 хвилювати, збуджувати ہیجان بپا کرنا kích thích, kích động
n
a fuss or disturbance The news caused a stir. sensasie ضَجَّه، إهْتِياج، إثارَه раздвижване rozruch røre die Aufregung ταραχή, σάλος agitación, conmoción ärevus هيجان häly agitation הִתרַגשוּת सनसनी strka, komešanje kavarodás keributan uppnám, fjaðrafok agitazione 騒ぎ 소동, 혼란 sąmyšis satraukums; nemiers kekacauan drukte røre, opprør zamieszanie agitação agitaţie волнение rozruch vznemirjenje komešanje väsen, uppståndelse ความตื่นเต้น; ความชุลมุนวุ่นวาย kargaşa, karışıklık 騷動 метушня; переполох افراتفری sự xôn xao
adj stirring
exciting or moving a stirring tale. roerend مُثير вълнуващ vzrušující rørende aufwühlend συναρπαστικός emocionante, conmovedor erutav, põnev هيجان انگيز jännittävä passionnant מַלהִיב उत्तेजक, क्रियाशील uzbudljiv, uskomešan izgató, izgalmas menarik áhrifamikill eccitante; commovente 心を動かす 자극하는, 감동시키는 jaudinantis aizraujošs; saviļņojošs menarik opwekkend spennende; gripende, rørende pobudzający, poruszający excitante pasi­onant волнующий vzrušujúci vznemirljiv uzbudljiv rörande, gripande ซึ่งปลุกเร้า heyecan verici 激動人心的 зворушливий ولولہ انگیز kích thích, kích động
v stir-fry
to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring stir-fried vegetables. roerbraai يَقْلي ويُحَرِّك запържвам rychle osmažit za stálého míchání lynstege fritieren τσιγαρίζω, σοτάρω sofreír vokkima جوشاندن faire revenir מוּקפָּץ चलाते हुए भुनना lagano pržiti uz stalno miješanje olajban süt (keverve) menumis (menggoreng sebentar sambil mengaduk) (saltare in olio bollente) すばやく炒める 음식물을 휘저으며 재빨리 볶다 pakepinti riebaluose cept apmaisot menggoreng sambil mengacau roerbakken røresteke podsmażyć обжаривать при помешивании opražiť cvreti z mešanjem propržiti woka ผัด yağda karıştırarak hafif kızartmak 用旺火炒 швидко смажити, помішуючи گرم تیل میں تلنا xào
stir up
to cause (trouble etc) He was trying to stir up trouble at the factory. moeilikheid maak يُثير الشَّغَب، يُحَرِّض предизвиквам vyvolat piske op entfachen προκαλώ despertar, provocar, excitar, fomentar õhutama فتنه بر پا كردن lietsoa faire de l'agitation לְעוֹרֵר बखेड़ा खड़ा करना prodrmati, probuditi felkavar menimbulkan koma af stað, stofna til fomentare 引き起こす ...을 선동하다, ...을 일으키다 sukelti, sukurstyti izraisīt; sacelt menyebabkan opstoken hisse opp, egge til opprør wywoływać, wzniecać provocar a da naştere la вносить разлад vyvolať izzvati izazvati ställa till, sätta i gång ทำให้เกิดปัญหา neden olmak 煽動 роздувати جوش میں آنا gây ra 煽动


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