stir in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
stir in Kashmiri कॉशुर
stir in Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
stir in English
- stir⇄expr. stir oneself, to move briskly; bestir.
Ex. The French ambassador ... stirred himself not only to keep this project alive, but to bring it to a practical conclusion (John H. Burton). - stir⇄expr. stir up,
a. to set going; incite; stimulate.
Ex. He stirs up the other children to mischief.
b. to excite; provoke; induce.
Ex. to stir up a mutiny. - stir⇄noun stirrer.
- stir⇄noun 1. movement; action.
Ex. There was a stir in the bushes where the boys were hiding.
(SYN) motion, activity.
2. a state of motion, activity, briskness, or bustle.
3. excitement.
Ex. The coming of the queen caused a gr - stir⇄stir (1), verb, stirred,stirring,noun.
- stir⇄stir (2), noun.
(Slang.) prison.
Ex. He's just out of stir. - stir⇄v.i. 1. to move about; be active.
Ex. No one was stirring in the house.
2. to pass from rest or inaction to motion or action; begin to move, especially slightly; budge.
Ex. They dare not stir.
3. to become active, much affected, - stir⇄v.t. 1. to set in motion; move; shake.
Ex. The wind stirs the leaves.
2. to change the position or situation of; move, especially slightly.
Ex. Thy companion had been slain by thy side ... without thy stirring a finger to his aid (Scot