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stirsnoun1pl. of stir 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 ados, alarums and excursions, ballyhoos, blathers, bluster, bobberies, bothers, bustles, clatters, clutters(chiefly dialect), coils, commotions, corroborees(Australian), disturbances, dos(or do's, chiefly dialect), foofaraws, fun, furores, furors, fusses, helter-skelters, hoo-has(also hoo-hahs), hooplas, hubble-bubbles, hubbubs, hullabaloos, hurlies, hurly-burlies, hurricanes, hurry-scurries(or hurry-skurries), kerfuffles(chiefly British), moils, pandemoniums, pothers, rows, ruckuses, ructions, rumpuses, shindys(or shindies), splores(Scottish), squalls, stews, storms, to-dos, tumults, turmoils, uproars, welters, whirls, williwaws, zoos cacophonies, clamors, dins, howls, hue and cries, noises, outcries, rackets, roarsdisorders, upheavalseruptions, flare-ups, flurries, flutters, outbreaks, outburstsbrawls, fracases(or British fracas), frays, hassles, melees(also mêlées), scufflesdithers, fevers, frets, lathers, tizzies calms, hushes, peaces, quiets, quietudes, rests, tranquillities(or tranquilities)orders 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 motions, movements, moves, shifts, stirrings dislocations, migrations, relocationslocomotions, mobilities, motilities, motivitiesfiddlings, squirms immobilitiesinertiascessations, discontinuances, endings, expirations, finishes, halts, lapses, pauses, shutdowns, shutoffs, stoppages, stops, surceases, terminations stirsnoun2pl. of stirslanga 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 bastilles, big houses(slang), bridewells, brigs, calabooses, cans, clinks(slang), coolers, coops, guardrooms, hocks, holds, hoosegows, jailhouses, jails, joints(slang), jugs, lockups, nicks(British slang), penitentiaries, pens, pokeys(slang), prisons, quods(British slang), slammers, slams, stockades, tolbooths(Scottish) bull pens, cages, cells, holes, tanksblocks, wardsglasshouses(British), guardhouses, hulksconcentration camps, gulags, labor camps, prison camps, stalags, work campsdungeons, keeps, oubliettesreformatories, reform schools, training schools outsides stirsverbpresent tense third-person singular of stirto cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedlythe recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended agitates, churns, swirls, washes, whirls beats, paddles, whips, whisksreels, shakes, wheels to change one's positionthe cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet budges, locomotes, moves, shifts fiddles, fidgets, jiggles, squiggles, squirms, tosses, twitches, wiggles, wriggles, writhesrouses freezes, stills hangs around, remains, stays, sticks around, tarriesstabilizes 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 arouses, encourages, excites, fires (up), impassions, incites, instigates, moves, piques, provokes, revs (up), sparks, stimulates fans, ignites, inflames(also enflames), kindles, triggersactivates, animates, drives, energizes, galvanizes, induces, inspires, keys (up), motivates, motives, pumps up, quickens, sets off, vitalizesabets, ferments, foments, raises, whips (up)angers, enrages, maddens, upsetsjeers, taunts, teasesaggravates, annoys, bothers, exasperates, galls, gets, irritates, vexes builds a fire under calms, soothes, subdues, tranquilizes(also tranquillizes)appeases, mollifies, pacifies, placates |