act of making circular movements in a liquid with an object, agitating, mixing; rousing, moving
moving, rousing, exhilarating; lively, spirited
make circular movements in a liquid with an object, agitate, mix; move, set in motion; arouse, awake, bestir; stimulate, provoke, incite; affect the emotions
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Stirring Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Stir
of Stir
(a.)
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPutting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
stirring
\stir"ring\ (?), a. putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. a more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it.
similar words(1)
soul-stirring
Chwyfiad = n. a stirring
Modbren = n. a stirring stick
Syfliad = n. a stirring
Trafod = n. a stirring, bustle
Trafodaeth = n. act of stirring, a bustling, an intermeddling, a transaction
Trafodus = a. stirring, bustling
Ysgogiad = n. a wagging, a stirring
Noun
1. agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
(hypernym) agitation
2. arousing to a particular emotion or action
(synonym) inspiration
(hypernym) arousal, rousing
(derivation) touch, stir
Adjective
1. capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
(synonym) rousing
(similar) stimulating
2. exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech"
(synonym) soul-stirring
(similar) moving
Noun
1. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(synonym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(hypernym) disorder
(hyponym) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
2. emotional agitation and excitement
(hypernym) agitation
(hyponym) electricity
(derivation) touch
3. a rapid bustling commotion
(synonym) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss
(hypernym) commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
Verb
1. move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) churn
(derivation) stirrer
2. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
(synonym) shift, budge, agitate
(hypernym) move
3. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
(synonym) stimulate, excite
(hypernym) sensitize, sensitise
(hyponym) masturbate, wank, fuck off, she-bop, jack off, jerk off
4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
(synonym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) fuel
(see-also) agitate, foment, stir up
5. affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
(synonym) touch
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
(hyponym) get
(see-also) inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
6. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
(synonym) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
(verb-group) provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
7. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
(synonym) arouse
(hypernym) move
8. mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
(hypernym) work
Stirring Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Stir, as a verb, means to agitate/change/disturb the position of something.
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