English Explanatory Dictionary

stir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
  2. To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.
  3. To emotionally affect; to touch, to move.
  4. To incite to action.
  5. To bring into debate; to agitate.
  6. To disturb, to disrupt.
  7. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  8. To begin to move, especially gently, from a still or unmoving position.
  9. Of a feeling or emotion: to rise, begin to be felt.
  10. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  11. To rise from sleep or unconsciousness.
noun
  1. The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
  2. agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  3. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  4. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
noun
  1. Jail; prison.
noun
  1. Acronym of short-term interest rate, often referring to a short-term interest rate future or option.

Pronunciation

/stɜː/ /stɝ/ en-us-stir.ogg /stɪr/ /støː/ /steː/ /stɛː/ /stɜː(ɹ)/ /stʊr/

Word forms

stir stirs stirring stirred no-table-tags glossary stirrest stirredst stirreth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).

Synonyms

agitate arouse instigate prompt excite abet actuate goose light a fire under send sting bring about cheer draw drive encourage egg on engender evoke foment goad grill ignite impel incite induce inflame invoke lash motive motivate move obligate oblige push promote provoke rouse set off spark off spur spur on stimulate stir stir up stoke tempt urge whet whip up arise get up abraid awake awaken rise wake wake up waken

Derived words

astir bestir overstir restir stand and stir stirabout stirrable stirrage stirrer understir unstir unstirred heart-stirring shit-stir shit-stirring stir bar stir-fry stir one's stumps stir plate stir shit stir someone's blood stir the embers stir the pot stir up stir up the animals straw that stirs the drink cause a stir stirless upstir stir-crazy

Translations

Bashkir: болғау Bashkir: бутау Bulgarian: бъ́ркам Bulgarian: разбъ́ркам Bulgarian: ме́шам Catalan: remoure Catalan: regirar Catalan: remenar Chechen: кег ян Hakka Chinese: 摝 Chinese Mandarin: 攪拌 /搅拌 Chinese Mandarin: 攪 /搅 Dutch: roeren Finnish: sekoittaa Finnish: hämmentää French: remuer German: rühren German: rüere Hungarian: kever Hungarian: kavar Hungarian: megkever Hungarian: felkever Icelandic: hræra Irish: corraigh Italian: mescolare Japanese: 掻き混ぜる Japanese: 攪拌する Korean: 휘젓다 Latvian: maisīt Māori: tairangi Māori: kōrori Māori: kōrorirori Norman: rêmouer Norwegian Bokmål: røre Norwegian Nynorsk: røre Occitan: chambotar Occitan: mesclar Occitan: remòure Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 Polish: bełtać Polish: zbełtać Polish: mieszać Polish: wymieszać Portuguese: mexer Romanian: amesteca Russian: разме́шивать Russian: меша́ть Russian: размеша́ть Spanish: revolver Spanish: bullir Spanish: mesclar Spanish: mecer Spanish: mejer Spanish: escrucar Swedish: röra Turkish: karıştırmak Ottoman Turkish: بولامق Ukrainian: розмі́шувати Ukrainian: міша́ти Ukrainian: розмішат́и Vietnamese: quấy Vietnamese: khuấy Vietnamese: quậy
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