stir : Idioms & Phrases


soul-stirring

  • adjective satellite exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
    stirring.
    • a stirring speech
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stir fry

  • verb fry very quickly over high heat
    • stir-fry the vegetables in a wok
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stir up

  • verb try to stir up public opinion
    agitate; foment.
  • verb arouse or excite feelings and passions
    ignite; inflame; heat; wake; fire up.
    • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
    • The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
    • Wake old feelings of hatred
  • verb change the arrangement or position of
    raise up; disturb; commove; vex; shake up; agitate.
  • verb provoke or stir up
    set off; incite; instigate.
    • incite a riot
    • set off great unrest among the people
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stirred up

  • adjective satellite emotionally aroused
    stimulated; aroused; stirred.
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To stir up a hornet's nest

  • to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. Colloq.
Webster 1913