Stir

//stɜː//

Synonyms for "stir" (465 found)

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Closest matches (93)

Strong matches (140)

Verb(19 words)

conjure conjure up draw drive egg on encourage engender foment get up gin up goad goose grill ignite impel incite induce inflame instigate

conturbation convince convulse cooler coop cultivate descend din disarrange discombobulate discompose discomposure disconcert disorder disquiet disquietude disturb disturbance doings donnybrook

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Noun(5 words)

flurry fuss hoo-ha hustle jail

Related words (232)

jolt jug jumpiness keep key up kindle kinematics kinesipathy kinesis kinesitherapy kinetics lather up light the fuse light up look lively madden maelstrom make sensitive malaise melee

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melt melt the heart merge militancy mill mill around mingle mix up mobilization moil motion motivate motivation mount move move over movement moving nerviness nervosity nervousness overexcite paddle pandemonium pell mell pell-mell pen penetrate penitentiary persuade perturb perturbate perturbation pierce pique plunge pokey political activism pother prison proceedings prod progress prompt provoke quicken quod racket raise up rally rampage rattle reach recall recollect refine reformatory regress restlessness restore resuscitate retrogress revive rile riot ripple rise rock roil rotate rough-and-tumble roughen roughhouse rouse rout row ruckus ruction ruffle rumple rumpus run running scramble seethe seething sensation sensibilize sensitize set astir set fire to set on set on fire shake shake a leg shake up sharpen shift shindy shock simmer sink slammer smart smolder soar soften spasm spin splash spur spurt stagger steam up step lively stew sting stir about stir the blood stir the embers stir the feelings stir up stirring storm stream subside summon up sweat swirl swirling thrill tintillate to do to-do touch a chord travel trepidation trepidity trouble tumult tumultuation turbidity turbulence turmoil turn on twitter unease unquiet unrest unsettle uproar upset urge velocity vitalize vortex wake wake up waken wane warm warm the blood whet whip whip up whirl whirlpool whirlwind whisk work into work up yeastiness

Verb(34 words)

lash lead to light a fire under motivate motive move obligate oblige promote prompt provoke push put forward raise rise send set off shake shake up shift

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spark off spur spur on sting stir up stoke tempt touch urge wake wake up waken whet whip up

Noun(6 words)

mayhem palaver rollercoaster song and dance splash stooshie

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

33 entries

affect agitation arouse call up commotion din displace disruption disturbance elicit enkindle evoke fire flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah

Showing 16 of 33 words.

Synonyms

7 entries

arouse bustle incite raise splash stimulate touch

derived

26 entries

bestir cause a stir heart-stirring overstir shit-stir shit-stirring stand and stir stir bar stir one's stumps stir plate stir shit stir someone's blood stir the embers stir the pot stir up stir up the animals

Showing 16 of 26 words.

has context

1 entries

slang

is a

1 entries

agitation

manner of

2 entries

move work

related to

14 entries

act agitation become bring change commotion disturb disturbance incite jail motion move result rise

similar

5 entries

call forth evoke geek out kick up provoke

Translations

284 translations across 47 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

roer verb (to disturb the contents of)

Arabic

1 entries

تَحَرَّكَ verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Bashkir

4 entries

болғатыу verb (to disturb the contents of)
болғау verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
болғау verb (to disturb the contents of)
бутау verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Bulgarian

4 entries

вълнение noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
движение noun (The act or result of stirring)
разместване noun (The act or result of stirring)
суматоха noun (Public disturbance or commotion)

Catalan

4 entries

aldarull noun (The act or result of stirring)
avalot noun (The act or result of stirring)
avalot noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
cridòria noun (The act or result of stirring)

Chechen

2 entries

кег ян verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
питана таса verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏑᏰᎭ verb (to disturb the contents of)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

攪 /搅 verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
攪拌 /搅拌 verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
移動 /移动 verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Czech

1 entries

míchat verb (to disturb the contents of)

Dutch

2 entries

roeren verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
roeren verb (to disturb the contents of)

Esperanto

2 entries

ekmoviĝi verb (to begin to move, especially gently)
kirli verb (to disturb the contents of)

Finnish

4 entries

esittää verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
herättää verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
herätä verb (of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt)
herätä verb (to rise from sleep or unconsciousness)

French

4 entries

tumulte noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
agiter verb (to be active or bustling)
bouger verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
remuer verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Georgian

4 entries

გამოწვევა verb (to incite to action)
განძრევა verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
ნძრევა verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
რხევა verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

German

4 entries

Aufruhr noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
Erregung noun (The act or result of stirring)
Erregung noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
(sich) bewegen verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

摝 verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Hungarian

4 entries

bolygat verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
felbolygat verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
felkavar verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
felkel verb (to rise from sleep or unconsciousness)

Icelandic

1 entries

hræra verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Irish

4 entries

corraí noun (The act or result of stirring)
corraí noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
suaitheadh noun (The act or result of stirring)
corraigh verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Italian

3 entries

agitare verb (to disturb the contents of)
mescolare verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
muovere verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Japanese

4 entries

撹拌 noun (The act or result of stirring)
騒動 noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
騒動 noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
かき立てる verb (to incite to action)

Khmer

1 entries

កូរ verb (to disturb the contents of)

Korean

1 entries

휘젓다 verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Lao

1 entries

ຄົນ verb (to disturb the contents of)

Latin

3 entries

turbellae noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
commoveō verb (to incite to action)
commoveō verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Latvian

1 entries

maisīt verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Mongolian

4 entries

холих verb (to disturb the contents of)
хутгах verb (to disturb the contents of)
үймүүлэх verb (to disturb the contents of)
өдөөх verb (to disturb the contents of)

Māori

4 entries

hiko verb (to rise from sleep or unconsciousness)
kōrori verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
kōrorirori verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
makitohene verb (to incite to action)

Norman

2 entries

r'muer verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
rêmouer verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Northern Thai

2 entries

กน verb (to disturb the contents of)
ᨣᩫ᩠ᨶ verb (to disturb the contents of)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

røre verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
røre verb (to disturb the contents of)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

røre verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
røre verb (to disturb the contents of)

Occitan

4 entries

bolegar verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
chambotar verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
mesclar verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
mover verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Old Turkic

2 entries

𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 verb (to disturb the contents of)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

بولامق verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
بولامق verb (to disturb the contents of)

Polish

4 entries

afera noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
bigos noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
bełtać verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
mieszać verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Portuguese

4 entries

agitar verb (to disturb the contents of)
agitar verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
incitar verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)
mexer verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Romanian

4 entries

amestecare noun (The act or result of stirring)
amesteca verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
amesteca verb (to disturb the contents of)
se mișca verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Russian

4 entries

ажиота́ж noun (The act or result of stirring)
волне́ния noun (Public disturbance or commotion)
неразбери́ха noun (The act or result of stirring)
переполо́х noun (The act or result of stirring)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

measg verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)
tog verb (to incite to action)
tog verb (to bring into debate; to agitate)

Spanish

4 entries

alboroto noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
conmoción noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
revuelo noun (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions)
agitar verb (to incite to action)

Swedish

2 entries

röra verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
röra verb (to disturb the contents of)

Thai

1 entries

คน verb (to disturb the contents of)

Turkish

3 entries

karıştırmak verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
karıştırmak verb (to disturb the contents of)
karıştırmak verb (to change the place of in any manner; to move)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ажіота́ж noun (The act or result of stirring)
метушня́ noun (The act or result of stirring)
переполо́х noun (The act or result of stirring)
ворухну́тися verb (to be active or bustling)

Vietnamese

4 entries

khuấy verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
khuấy verb (to disturb the contents of)
quấy verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)
quậy verb (to disturb the relative position of the particles of)

Welsh

1 entries

troi verb (to disturb the contents of)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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There's no telling what kind of trouble this proposal might stir up. The result is certainly going to be something to see.

Source: tatoeba (20069)

I like pea pods in my stir fry.

Source: tatoeba (32484)

Stir the mixture until it foams, then set it aside.

Source: tatoeba (47823)

The news is creating a stir.

Source: tatoeba (50124)

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