stir up
verb (used with object)
1.
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 followed by up ): to stir up a people to rebellion.
5.
to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself.
verb (used without object)
10.
to move, especially slightly or lightly: Not a leaf stirred.
11.
to move around, especially 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?
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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.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm
before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm
Related forms
stir·ra·ble, adjective
stir·less, adjective
stir·less·ly, adverb
un·stir·ra·ble, adjective
un·stirred, adjective
Synonyms
1. disturb. 4. rouse, foment, arouse, provoke, stimulate, goad, spur. 17. fuss, pother, agitation, disorder, uproar. See ado. 20. bustle,
1. disturb. 4. rouse, foment, arouse, provoke, stimulate, goad, spur. 17. fuss, pother, agitation, disorder, uproar. See ado. 20. bustle,
Antonyms
17. quiet.
17. quiet.
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stir1 (stɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by from) (when tr, | |
| 1. | to move an implement such as a spoon around in (a liquid) so as to mix up the constituents: she stirred the porridge |
| 2. | to change or cause to change position; disturb or be disturbed: he stirred in his sleep |
| 3. | to venture or depart (from one's usual or preferred place): he won't stir from the fireside |
| 4. | (intr) to be active after a rest; be up and about |
| 5. | (tr) to excite or stimulate, esp emotionally |
| 6. | to move (oneself) briskly or vigorously; exert (oneself) |
| 7. | (tr) to rouse or awaken: to stir someone from sleep; to stir memories |
| 8. | informal to cause or incite others to cause (trouble, arguments, etc) |
| 9. | informal stir one's stumps to move or become active |
| —n | |
| 10. | the act or an instance of stirring or the state of being stirred |
| 11. | a strong reaction, esp of excitement: his publication caused a stir |
| 12. | a slight movement |
| 13. | informal (NZ) a noisy party |
| [Old English styrian; related to Middle High German stürn to poke, stir, Norwegian styrja to cause a commotion; see | |
| 'stirrable1 | |
| —adj | |
| stir2 (stɜː) | |
| —n | |
| a slang word for prison : in stir | |
| [C19: perhaps from Romany stariben prison] | |
| stir up | |
| —vb | |
| (tr, adverb) to set in motion; instigate: he stirred up trouble | |
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Word Origin & History
stir
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" (late 14c., 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.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
stir up
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Mix together the ingredients or parts, as in He stirred up some pancake batter, or Will you stir up the fire? [Mid-1300s]
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Rouse to action, incite, provoke, as in He's always stirring up trouble among the campers, or If the strikers aren't careful they'll stir up a riot. [First half of 1500s] Also see stir up a hornets' nest.
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