Another word for stir
stir
v.
To excite
rouse, arouse, waken, awaken, rally, excite, enliven, kindle, rekindle, provoke, inflame; see also excite 1.
To mix by stirring
stir (in this sense, often ?stir up) implies a bringing into action or activity by exciting or provoking the colonies were stirred to rebellion; arouse and rouse are often used interchangeably, but arouse usually implies merely a bringing into consciousness, as from a state of sleep she was aroused by the bell, and rouse suggests an additional incitement to vigorous action the rifle shot roused the sleeping guard; awaken and waken literally mean to arouse from sleep, but figuratively they suggest the stirring into activity of latent faculties, emotions, etc. it awakened, or wakened, her maternal feelings; rally implies a gathering of the component elements or individuals so as to stir to effective action to rally the troops, rallied her energy and attention
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Another word for stir
To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous:
admix, amalgamate, blend, commingle, commix, fuse, intermingle, intermix, merge, mingle, mix. See assembleTo impart slight movement to:
budge, move. See moveTo make a slight movement:
budge, move. See moveTo cease sleeping:
arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wake1, waken. See awarenessTo induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion).
Also used with up: arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, raise, rouse, waken. See exciteTo be the cause of.
Also used with up: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See startTo arouse the emotions of; make ardent:
animate, enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle. See excite
The act or process of moving:
motion, move, movement. See moveAn interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:
agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. (Informal) flap, to-do. See calm, orderAgitated, excited movement and activity:
bustle, flurry, whirl, whirlpool. See calmA condition of intense public interest or excitement:
brouhaha, sensation, uproar. (Informal) to-do. (Slang) hoo-hah. See excite
- (Slang)
A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:
brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen3. (Slang) big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey1, slammer. (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free
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"stir." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 August 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Stir>.
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stir. (n.d.). Retrieved August 17th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Stir
