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stir up

stir up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stur uhp]
    • /stɜr ʌp/
    • /stɜː(r) ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stur uhp]
    • /stɜr ʌp/

Definitions of stir up words

  • verb with object stir up to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon. 1
  • verb with object stir up to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion: A soft breeze stirred the leaves. 1
  • verb with object stir up to affect strongly; excite: to stir pity; to stir one's heart. 1
  • verb with object stir up to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually followed by up): to stir up a people to rebellion. 1
  • verb with object stir up to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself. 1
  • verb with object stir up to move, especially in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them. 1
See all 24 definitions of stir up

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Origin of stir up

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stir up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Stir up

stir up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stir up usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stir up

verb stir up

  • acidify — to convert into or become acid
  • anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
  • awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
  • awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
  • be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
All 92 Synonyms of stir up

Antonyms for stir up

verb stir up

  • balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
  • nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
All 2 Antonyms of stir up

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