bustle hustle flurry ado fuss stir | a rapid active commotion |
stir | emotional agitation and excitement |
stir splash | a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event, he made a great splash and then disappeared |
stir fry | fry very quickly over high heat, stir-fry the vegetables in a wok |
incite instigate set off stir up | provoke or stir up, incite a riot, set off great unrest among the people |
agitate vex disturb commove shake up stir up raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
stir | mix or add by stirring, Stir nuts into the dough |
b raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth | 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 |
inflame stir up wake ignite heat fire up | arouse or excite feelings and passions, The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor, The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world, Wake old feelings of hatred |
stimulate shake shake up excite stir | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of, These stories shook the community, the civil war shook the country |
touch stir | affect emotionally, A stirring movie, I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy |
stir shift budge agitate | move very slightly, He shifted in his seat |
arouse stir | to begin moving, As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir |
stir | move an implement through, stir the soup, stir my drink, stir the soil |
stimulate excite stir | stir feelings in, stimulate my appetite, excite the audience, stir emotions |
agitate foment stir up | try to stir up public opinion |