what does stir mean?
STIR as NOUN
- Meaning
- a rapid bustling commotion
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Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- emotional agitation and excitement
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a disorderly outburst or tumult
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- they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STIR as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
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- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- stir a disturbance
- call down the spirits from the mountain
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
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- These stories shook the community
- the civil war shook the country
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- A stirring movie
- I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- to begin moving, “As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir”
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Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- move an implement through with a circular motion
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- stir the soup
- stir my drink
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- stimulate my appetite
- excite the audience
- stir emotions
Hypernyms(s) stir is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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