Stirs

Synonyms for "stirs" (465 found)

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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

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Sample sentences

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She stirs the soup regularly.

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He stirs his tea before drinking it.

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All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.

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I love the feeling I get when the wind rustles between the trees and tenderly stirs all around me.

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