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v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "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"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

quiver, quake

v. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

bounce, eject from the premises

v. eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

bump, displace, dislodge

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

jar, shake up, shock physically, bump around

v. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

disturb, stir up, shake up, agitate, commove, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

flutter, palpitate, beat rapidly

v. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

pulse, throb, pulsate

v. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

tremor, tremble, quake

v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

flap, move noisily

v. move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"

stream, well out

v. flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

seesaw, teeter, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

thrill, exalt, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

set off, instigate, incite, stir up

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

jog

v. stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"

prompt, inspire, instigate

v. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

raise, arouse, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

Synonyms (10)

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying

adj. not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

unacceptable

adj. not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

unconnected

adj. not under the control of a central computer; "off-line resources"

fermented

adj. (soured)

Antonyms (3)

gratify, satisfy

v. make happy or satisfied

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

shake off

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