stir
English
/stɜː/, /stɝ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To incite to action
- (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
- (transitive) To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
- (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
- (transitive) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
- (intransitive) To move; to change one’s position.
- (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
- (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
- (intransitive) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stiren inherited from Old English styrian (stir, disturb, move, agitate, trouble, be in motion) derived from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (confusion, turmoil, noise).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sturiz
Gloss
confusion, turmoil, noise
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
迷, 紛
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- astir English
- bestir English
- fry English
- multistirrer English
- overstir English
- shit-stirrer English
- stir-fry English
- stirabout English
- stirless English
- stirlessness English
- stirrable English
- stirrage English
- stirrer English
- stirrest English
- stirreth English
- thermostirrer English
- upstir English
- Störenfried German
- Störfaktor German
- Störung German
- entstören German
- stören German
- verstören German
- zerstören German
- ontstoren Dutch, Flemish
- stoornis Dutch, Flemish
- stoorzender Dutch, Flemish
- storen Dutch, Flemish
- storing Dutch, Flemish
- verstoren Dutch, Flemish
- *staurijaną Proto-Germanic
- *sturiz Proto-Germanic
- *sturjaną Proto-Germanic
- störa Swedish
- astyrian Old English
- bestyrian Old English
- geondstyrian Old English
- styrian Old English
- styrung Old English
- bestyrien Middle English
- stiren Middle English
- staura Old Norse
- stôren Middle Dutch
- steur Afrikaans
- *stōren Old Dutch
- storian Old Saxon