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stirnoun1 a state of noisy, confused activitythe plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter(chiefly dialect), coil, commotion, corroboree(Australian), disturbance, do(chiefly dialect), foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha(also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry(or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle(chiefly British), moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore(Scottish), squall, stew, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roardisorder, unrest, upheavaleruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburstbrawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee(also mêlée), scuffledither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity(or tranquility)order, orderliness the act or an instance of changing positionwe were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe motion, move, movement, shift, shifting, stirring dislocation, migration, relocationlocomotion, mobility, motility, motivityfiddling, fidgeting, squirm, squirming, twitching, wriggling, writhingflailing, flapping, waving motionlessness immobilityinertia, inertness, stillnesscessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, pause, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination stirnoun2slanga place of confinement for persons held in lawful custodythe mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation bastille, big house(slang), bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink(slang), cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, joint(slang), jug, lockup, nick(British slang), pen, penitentiary, pokey(slang), prison, quod(British slang), slam, slammer, stockade, tolbooth(Scottish) bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tankblock, wardglasshouse(British), guardhouse, hulk(s)concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work campdungeon, keep, oubliettereformatory, reform school, training school outside stirverbto cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedlythe recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended agitate, churn, swirl, wash, whirl beat, paddle, whip, whiskreel, shake, wheel to change one's positionthe cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet budge, locomote, move, shift fiddle, fidget, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, toss, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writherouse freeze, still hang around, remain, stay, stick around, tarrystabilize to rouse to strong feeling or actionnews coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes arouse, encourage, excite, fire (up), impassion, incite, instigate, move, pique, provoke, rev (up), spark, stimulate fan, ignite, inflame(also enflame), kindle, triggeractivate, animate, drive, energize, galvanize, induce, inspire, key (up), motivate, motive, pump up, quicken, set off, vitalizeabet, ferment, foment, raise, whip (up)anger, enrage, madden, upsetjeer, taunt, teaseaggravate, annoy, bother, exasperate, gall, get, irritate, vex build a fire under calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize(also tranquillize)appease, mollify, pacify, placate before the 12th century |