to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
2.
to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion: A soft breeze stirred the leaves.
3.
to affect strongly; excite: to stir pity; to stir one's heart.
4.
to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually fol. by up): to stir up a people to rebellion.
5.
to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself.
6.
to move, esp. in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them.
7.
to rouse from inactivity, quiet, contentment, indifference, etc. (usually fol. by up): to stir up his potential.
8.
to bring up for notice or discussion.
9.
to disturb; trouble.
–verb (used without object)
10.
to move, esp. slightly or lightly: Not a leaf stirred.
11.
to move around, esp. briskly; be active: Everyone in the house was stirring.
12.
to become active, as from some rousing or quickening impulse.
13.
to be emotionally moved or strongly affected.
14.
to be in circulation, current, or afoot: Is there any news stirring?
–noun
15.
the act of stirring or moving.
16.
the sound made by stirring or moving slightly.
17.
a state or occasion of general excitement; commotion: The news created a stir.
18.
a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling: a stir of hope.
19.
a jog, poke, or thrust: He gave the refuse a stir with his foot.
20.
movement, esp. brisk and busy movement: There was too much clamor and stir for her.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME stiren (v.), OE styrian; c. G stören; akin to ON styrr disturbance; see storm]
O.E. styrian, from P.Gmc. *sturjanan (cf. M.Du. stoeren, Du. storen "to disturb," O.H.G. storan "to scatter, destroy," Ger. stören "to disturb"), probably from the root of storm (q.v.). The noun sense of "commotion, disturbance, tumult" (c.1375, in phrase on steir) is probably from O.N. styrr "disturbance, tumult" (see storm), from the same P.Gmc. root; the sense of "movement, bustle" is probably from the Eng. verb. Stir-fry (v.) is attested from 1959.
move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
2.
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
3.
stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate]
4.
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: stimulate]
5.
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: touch]
6.
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"
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"
to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it Example: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.
Arabic:
يُحَرِّك، يَمْزِج
Chinese (Simplified):
搅动
Chinese (Traditional):
攪動
Czech:
umíchat
Danish:
røre
Dutch:
roeren
Estonian:
segama
Finnish:
sekoittaa
French:
brasser
German:
rühren
Greek:
ανακατεύω
Hungarian:
(meg)kever
Icelandic:
hræra
Indonesian:
mengaduk
Italian:
rimescolare
Japanese:
かき回す
Korean:
…을 휘젓다, 뒤섞다
Latvian:
maisīt; apmaisīt
Lithuanian:
(iš)maišyti
Norwegian:
røre
Polish:
mieszać
Portuguese (Brazil):
mexer
Portuguese (Portugal):
mexer
Romanian:
a amesteca
Russian:
размешивать
Slovak:
miešať
Slovenian:
mešati
Spanish:
remover, revolver
Swedish:
röra, vispa
Turkish:
karıştırmak
stir2[stəː]verb
to move, either slightly or vigorously Example: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on — stir yourselves!
Arabic:
يُحَرِّك
Chinese (Simplified):
使动
Chinese (Traditional):
使動
Czech:
cuchat; převracet se; hýbat se
Danish:
ruske op i; bevæge
Dutch:
bewegen
Estonian:
liigutama
Finnish:
liikuttaa, liikahdella
French:
remuer
German:
(sich) bewegen
Greek:
ανακατώνω, κουνιέμαι
Hungarian:
(meg)mozdít; (meg)mozdul
Icelandic:
bæra
Indonesian:
menggerakkan
Italian:
muovere, muoversi, agitare, agitarsi
Japanese:
動かす
Korean:
움직이다; 분발시키다
Latvian:
kustināt; kustēties
Lithuanian:
judinti, krutinti, judėti, krutėti
Norwegian:
(få til å) bevege seg, røre (på) seg
Polish:
ruszać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):
mexer, agitar
Portuguese (Portugal):
agitar(-se)
Romanian:
a mişca; a agita
Russian:
шевелить(ся)
Slovak:
postrapatiť; prevracať sa; hýbať sa
Slovenian:
premakniti (se)
Spanish:
moverse, agitarse
Swedish:
rufsa om, röra på sig
Turkish:
kımılda(t)mak
stir3[stəː]verb
to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings) Example: He was stirred by her story.
Arabic:
يُثير
Chinese (Simplified):
激动
Chinese (Traditional):
激動
Czech:
dojmout
Danish:
bevæge
Dutch:
raken
Estonian:
(tundeid) liigutama
Finnish:
liikuttaa
French:
remuer
German:
aufwühlen
Greek:
ξεσηκώνω, εξάπτω
Hungarian:
felkavar
Icelandic:
hræra, snerta
Indonesian:
menyentuh perasaan
Italian:
scuotere
Japanese:
感動させる
Korean:
…을 흥분시키다, 감동시키다
Latvian:
aizkustināt; saviļņot
Lithuanian:
sujaudinti, sukelti
Norwegian:
røre, vekke, sette fantasien i sving
Polish:
poruszyć, wzruszyć
Portuguese (Brazil):
mexer, comover
Portuguese (Portugal):
comover
Romanian:
a frământa
Russian:
взволновать
Slovak:
dojať
Slovenian:
ganiti
Spanish:
conmover, provocar, excitar
Swedish:
gripa, göra berörd
Turkish:
duygulanmak
stir[stəː]noun
a fuss or disturbance Example: The news caused a 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. My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. --Sir W. Temple. 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. My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred. --Shak. 3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot. Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon. 4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer. An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak. And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden. 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. Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate; excite; provoke.
Stir\, v. i. 1. To move; to change one's position. I had not power to stir or strive, But felt that I was still alive. --Byron. 2. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self. All are not fit with them to stir and toil. --Byron. The friends of the unfortunate exile, far from resenting his unjust suspicions, were stirring anxiously in his behalf. --Merivale. 3. To become the object of notice; to be on foot. They fancy they have a right to talk freely upon everything that stirs or appears. --I. Watts. 4. To rise, or be up, in the morning. [Colloq.] --Shak.
Stir\, n. 1. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements. Why all these words, this clamor, and this stir? --Denham. Consider, after so much stir about genus and species, how few words we have yet settled definitions of. --Locke. 2. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar. Being advertised of some stirs raised by his unnatural sons in England. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
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