stir

Meanings

Verb

  • To incite to action
  • To disturb the relative position of the particles of, a liquid of suchlike, by passing something through it
  • To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
  • To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  • To disturb, to disrupt.
  • To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  • To move; to change one’s position.
  • To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  • To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  • To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian, from Proto-Germanic *sturiz, related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan. Cognate with Old Norse styrr, German stören ("to disturb"), Dutch storen ("to disturb").
  • From Romani stariben ("prison"), nominalisation of astar, causative of ast, probably from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति, from तिष्ठति.

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