English > stir: 11 senses > verb 3, perception| Meaning | Stir feelings in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Example | "stir emotions" |
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| Synonyms | stimulate, excite |
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| Narrower | disgust, gross out, revolt, repel | Fill with distaste |
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| fellate, suck, blow, go down on | Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation |
| horripilate | Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps |
| masturbate, wank, fuck off, she-bop, jack off, jerk off | Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation |
| masturbate | stimulate sexually |
| thrill | Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input |
| whet, quicken | make keen or more acute |
| work | Provoke or excite |
| Broader | sensitize, sensitise | Cause to sense |
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| Spanish | causar, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar, revolver |
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| Catalan | emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Nouns | stir | emotional agitation and excitement |
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English > stir: 11 senses > verb 4, emotion| Meaning | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Model | The performance is likely to stir Sue |
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| Synonyms | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite |
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| Narrower | arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up | stimulate sexually |
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| elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate | Fill with high spirits |
| frighten, fright, scare, affright | drive out by frightening |
| fuel | stimulate |
| inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt | heighten or intensify |
| tempt, invite | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting |
| thrill, tickle, vibrate | Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion |
| titillate | excite pleasurably or erotically |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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| See also | stir up | try to stir up public opinion |
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| Spanish | agitar, conmover, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Catalan | agitar, commoure, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Nouns | stir | emotional agitation and excitement |
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| stirrer | a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble |
English > stir: 11 senses > verb 6, creation| Meaning | Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth |
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| Narrower | bless | Give a benediction to |
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| curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict | wish harm upon |
| Broader | call up, summon | Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively |
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| Similar to | provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur |
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| Spanish | agitar, conjurar, despertar, evocar, exponer, invitar, invocar, llamar, recaudar, remover, revolver, traer |
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| Catalan | invocar |
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