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Nouns (9)

stir

n. emotional agitation and excitement

stir, splash

n. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"

bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

n. a rapid active commotion

Verbs (13)

stir

v. mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"

touch, stir

v. affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

stimulate, excite, stir

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

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Fuzzynyms (141)

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

ardor, ardour, elan, zeal

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

anticipation, expectancy

n. an expectation

exhilaration, excitement

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest

n. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult

n. the act of making a noisy disturbance

picture, scene

n. a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"

action, activity, activeness

n. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

animation, life, living, aliveness

n. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness

n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray

n. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"

hole

n. a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"

hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammer

n. loud confused noise from many sources

scamper, scramble, scurry

n. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

exchange, change, interchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

whip

v. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

avert, turn away

v. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

flex, bend

v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

fluctuate, vacillate, waver

v. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

veer

v. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

activate

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

activate

v. make (substances) radioactive

please

v. give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify

v. fill with sublime emotion; "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

v. become glad or happy

incite, instigate, set off, 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

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

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

v. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

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

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

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, 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."

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

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

electrify

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

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Antonyms (10)

peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis

n. the absence of mental stress or anxiety

order

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

satisfy, gratify

v. make happy or satisfied

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