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 Definitions for Stirring: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stirring.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian;
probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG.
st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.]
1. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
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My foot I had never yet in five days been able to
stir. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. 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.
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My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred.
--Shak.
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3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
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Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon.
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4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt;
to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer.
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An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak.
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And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden.
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Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed
by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to
stir up sedition.
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Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate;
excite; provoke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Stirring \Stir"ring\, a.
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in
business; habitually employed in some kind of business;
accustomed to a busy life.
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A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had
gone before it. --Southey.
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Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening;
exciting.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, {to-do},
{hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, kerfuffle]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
ado, fuss]
v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the
soup"; "stir my drink"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: shift,
budge, agitate]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
[syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: touch]
6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward,
call forth]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
children began to stir" [syn: arouse]
8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
[also: stirring, stirred]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stirring
adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing
sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
[syn: rousing]
2: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring
speech" [syn: {soul-stirring}]
n 1: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring
prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
2: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: inspiration]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stirring
See stir
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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104 Moby Thesaurus words for "stirring":
active, afoot, agitating, alluring, ardent, astir, awe-inspiring,
breathtaking, burning, bustling, challenging, charged,
cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, dramatic,
driving, electric, emotional, emotive, emphatic, encouraging,
energizing, enthusiastic, eventful, evocative, exciting,
exhilarating, exhilarative, fervent, fiery, full of incident,
galvanic, galvanizing, glowing, gripping, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impassioned,
impelling, impressive, in full swing, in motion, inflammatory,
inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, inviting, jarring, jolting,
maddening, melodramatic, mind-blowing, mobile, momentous, motile,
motivational, motive, motor, move, movement, moving, on foot,
overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, passionate,
perturbing, phenomenal, piquant, prompting, propellant, propelling,
provocative, provoking, ravishing, rousing, soul-stirring,
spirit-stirring, spirited, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative,
stir, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling,
thrilling, thrilly, transitional, traveling, troubling, unsettling,
upsetting, urgent, vehement, warm
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