stir

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• Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /stɜː/
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• General-American: /stɝ/
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• Scotland: /stɪr/
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• New-Zealand: /støː/
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• /steː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
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• /stɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
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• /stɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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• Early, Modern: /stɪr/
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• Early, Modern: /stʊr/
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• rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
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• homophone: stair
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• homophone: stare (both fair–fur merger)
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• CMU ARPABET: S T ER1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).

From Romani stariben (“prison”), nominalisation of (a)star (“seize”), causative of ast (“remain”), probably from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति (ātiṣṭhati, “stand or remain by”), from तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati, “stand”).

286 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: движение (dviženie) — The act or result of stirring
• Bulgarian: разместване (razmestvane) — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: avalot — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: gatzara — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: cridòria — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: esvalot — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: aldarull — The act or result of stirring
• Catalan: rebombori — The act or result of stirring
• German: Erregung — The act or result of stirring
• Irish: suaitheadh — The act or result of stirring
• Irish: corraí — The act or result of stirring
• Japanese: 撹拌 (kakuhan) — The act or result of stirring
• Romanian: amestecare — The act or result of stirring
• Russian: неразбери́ха (nerazberíxa) — The act or result of stirring
• Russian: сумато́ха (sumatóxa) — The act or result of stirring
• Russian: суета́ (sujetá) — The act or result of stirring
• Russian: переполо́х (perepolóx) — The act or result of stirring
• Russian: ажиота́ж (ažiotáž) — The act or result of stirring
• Ukrainian: метушня́ (metušnjá) — The act or result of stirring
• Ukrainian: переполо́х (perepolóx) — The act or result of stirring
• Ukrainian: ажіота́ж (ažiotáž) — The act or result of stirring
• Bulgarian: суматоха (sumatoha) — Public disturbance or commotion
• Catalan: avalot — Public disturbance or commotion
• Catalan: cridòria — Public disturbance or commotion
• Catalan: esvalot — Public disturbance or commotion
• Catalan: rebombori — Public disturbance or commotion
• German: Aufruhr — Public disturbance or commotion
• Irish: corraí — Public disturbance or commotion
• Japanese: 騒動 (sōdō) — Public disturbance or commotion
• Latin: turbellae — Public disturbance or commotion
• Polish: afera — Public disturbance or commotion
• Polish: bigos — Public disturbance or commotion
• Russian: волне́ния (volnénija) — Public disturbance or commotion
• Turkish: heyecan — Public disturbance or commotion
• Turkish: teheyyüç — Public disturbance or commotion
• Bulgarian: вълнение (vǎlnenie) — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• French: tumulte — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• German: Erregung — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Japanese: 騒動 (sōdō) — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Russian: смяте́ние (smjaténije) — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Spanish: revuelo — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Spanish: conmoción — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Spanish: alboroto — Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions
• Bashkir: болғау (bolğaw) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Bashkir: бутау (butaw) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Bulgarian: бъ́ркам (bǎ́rkam) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Bulgarian: разбъ́ркам (razbǎ́rkam) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Bulgarian: ме́шам (méšam) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Catalan: remoure — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Catalan: regirar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Catalan: remenar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Chechen: кег ян (keg jan) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Hakka Chinese: 摝 (luk) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Chinese Mandarin: 攪拌 /搅拌 (jiǎobàn) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Chinese Mandarin: 攪 /搅 (jiǎo) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Dutch: roeren — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Finnish: sekoittaa — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Finnish: hämmentää — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• French: remuer — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• German: rühren — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• German: rüere — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Hungarian: kever — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Hungarian: kavar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Hungarian: megkever — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Hungarian: felkever — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Icelandic: hræra — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Irish: corraigh — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Italian: mescolare — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Japanese: 掻き混ぜる (kakimazeru) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Japanese: 攪拌する (kakuhan suru) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Korean: 휘젓다 (hwijeotda) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Latvian: maisīt — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Māori: tairangi — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Māori: kōrori — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Māori: kōrorirori — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Norman: rêmouer — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Norwegian Bokmål: røre — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Norwegian Nynorsk: røre — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Occitan: chambotar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Occitan: mesclar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Occitan: remòure — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b1ul1ǧa) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Polish: bełtać — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Polish: zbełtać — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Polish: mieszać — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Polish: wymieszać — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Portuguese: mexer — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Romanian: amesteca — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Russian: разме́шивать (razméšivatʹ) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Russian: меша́ть (mešátʹ) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Russian: размеша́ть (razmešátʹ) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: revolver — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: bullir — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: mesclar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: mecer — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: mejer — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Spanish: escrucar — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Swedish: röra — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Turkish: karıştırmak — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Ottoman Turkish: بولامق (bulamak) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Ukrainian: розмі́шувати (rozmíšuvaty) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Ukrainian: міша́ти (mišáty) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Ukrainian: розмішат́и (rozmišat́y) — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Vietnamese: quấy — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Vietnamese: khuấy — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Vietnamese: quậy — to disturb the relative position of the particles of
• Afrikaans: roer — to disturb the contents of
• Bashkir: болғау (bolğaw) — to disturb the contents of
• Bashkir: болғатыу (bolğatıw) — to disturb the contents of
• Bulgarian: разбъ́рквам (razbǎ́rkvam) — to disturb the contents of
• Catalan: remoure — to disturb the contents of
• Cherokee: ᎠᏑᏰᎭ (asuyeha) — to disturb the contents of
• Czech: míchat — to disturb the contents of
• Dutch: roeren — to disturb the contents of
• Esperanto: kirli — to disturb the contents of
• Finnish: hämmentää — to disturb the contents of
• Finnish: sekoittaa — to disturb the contents of
• French: remuer — to disturb the contents of
• French: touiller — to disturb the contents of
• German: umrühren — to disturb the contents of
• Hungarian: kever — to disturb the contents of
• Hungarian: keverget — to disturb the contents of
• Italian: agitare — to disturb the contents of
• Khmer: កូរ (koo) — to disturb the contents of
• Lao: ຄົນ (khon) — to disturb the contents of
• Māori: tairangi — to disturb the contents of
• Mongolian: өдөөх (ödööx) — to disturb the contents of
• Mongolian: үймүүлэх (üjmüülex) — to disturb the contents of
• Mongolian: хутгах (xutgax) — to disturb the contents of
• Mongolian: холих (xolix) — to disturb the contents of
• Norwegian Bokmål: røre — to disturb the contents of
• Norwegian Nynorsk: røre — to disturb the contents of
• Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b1ul1ǧa) — to disturb the contents of
• Portuguese: mexer — to disturb the contents of
• Portuguese: agitar — to disturb the contents of
• Romanian: amesteca — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: remover — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: revolver — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: mezclar — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: bullir — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: mesclar — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: mecer — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: mejer — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: ebullir — to disturb the contents of
• Spanish: escrucar — to disturb the contents of
• Swedish: röra — to disturb the contents of
• Thai: คน (kon) — to disturb the contents of
• Northern Thai: กน — to disturb the contents of
• Northern Thai: ᨣᩫ᩠ᨶ — to disturb the contents of
• Turkish: karıştırmak — to disturb the contents of
• Ottoman Turkish: بولامق (bulamak) — to disturb the contents of
• Ukrainian: міша́ти (mišáty) — to disturb the contents of
• Ukrainian: розмішат́и (rozmišat́y) — to disturb the contents of
• Vietnamese: khuấy — to disturb the contents of
• Vietnamese: trộn — to disturb the contents of
• Vietnamese: quậy — to disturb the contents of
• Welsh: troi — to disturb the contents of
• Bulgarian: ка́рам (káram) — to incite to action
• Bulgarian: нака́рам (nakáram) — to incite to action
• Bulgarian: предизви́кам (predizvíkam) — to incite to action
• Finnish: yllyttää — to incite to action
• Finnish: kiihottaa — to incite to action
• Georgian: გამოწვევა (gamoc̣veva) — to incite to action
• German: anstacheln — to incite to action
• Hungarian: kelt — to incite to action
• Hungarian: kivált — to incite to action
• Hungarian: késztet — to incite to action
• Hungarian: ébreszt — to incite to action
• Hungarian: gyújt — to incite to action
• Hungarian: indít — to incite to action
• Japanese: かき立てる (kakitateru) — to incite to action
• Latin: commoveō — to incite to action
• Māori: makitohene — to incite to action
• Portuguese: mexer — to incite to action
• Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to incite to action
• Russian: вы́звать (výzvatʹ) — to incite to action
• Scottish Gaelic: tog — to incite to action
• Spanish: revolver — to incite to action
• Spanish: agitar — to incite to action
• Spanish: arrebatar — to incite to action
• Chechen: питана таса (pitana tasa) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Finnish: herättää — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Finnish: esittää — to bring into debate; to agitate
• German: hervorrufen — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Hungarian: bolygat — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Hungarian: felbolygat — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Hungarian: felkavar — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Japanese: 扇動する (sendō suru) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Māori: whakatari — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Māori: whakataritari — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Portuguese: agitar — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Portuguese: incitar — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Russian: вы́звать (výzvatʹ) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Russian: возбужда́ть (vozbuždátʹ) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Russian: возбуди́ть (vozbudítʹ) — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Scottish Gaelic: tog — to bring into debate; to agitate
• Arabic: تَحَرَّكَ (taḥarraka) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Bashkir: күсереү (küserew) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Bashkir: ҡуҙғатыу (quźğatıw) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Bulgarian: ме́стя (méstja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Bulgarian: мъ́рдам (mǎ́rdam) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Bulgarian: дви́жа (dvíža) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Catalan: moure — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Catalan: bellugar — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Chinese Mandarin: 移動 /移动 (yídòng) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Finnish: liikuttaa — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Finnish: liikauttaa — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• French: bouger — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Georgian: ნძრევა (nʒreva) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Georgian: რხევა (rxeva) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Georgian: განძრევა (ganʒreva) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• German: (sich) bewegen — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• German: verrode — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Hungarian: mozgat — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Hungarian: mozdít — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Hungarian: mozdul — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Italian: muovere — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Japanese: 動かす (ugokasu) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Japanese: 動く (ugoku) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Latin: commoveō — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Māori: ngaoko — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Norman: r'muer — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Occitan: mòure — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Occitan: mover — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Occitan: bolegar — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Portuguese: mover — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Portuguese: mexer — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Romanian: se mișca — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: дви́гать (dvígatʹ) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: дви́нуть (dvínutʹ) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: шевели́ть (ševelítʹ) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: шевельну́ть (ševelʹnútʹ) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: дви́гаться (dvígatʹsja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: дви́нуться (dvínutʹsja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: шевели́ться (ševelítʹsja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Russian: шевельну́ться (ševelʹnútʹsja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Scottish Gaelic: measg — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Turkish: karıştırmak — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Ukrainian: ру́хатися (rúxatysja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Ukrainian: ру́шити (rúšyty) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Ukrainian: руша́ти (rušáty) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Ukrainian: воруши́ти (vorušýty) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Ukrainian: воруши́тися (vorušýtysja) — to change the place of in any manner; to move
• Esperanto: ekmoviĝi — to begin to move, especially gently
• Finnish: liikahtaa — to begin to move, especially gently
• Finnish: liikahdella — to begin to move, especially gently
• Finnish: hievahtaa — to begin to move, especially gently
• Finnish: hievahdella — to begin to move, especially gently
• Hungarian: moccan — to begin to move, especially gently
• Hungarian: megmoccan — to begin to move, especially gently
• Hungarian: mozdul — to begin to move, especially gently
• Hungarian: megmozdul — to begin to move, especially gently
• Finnish: herätä — of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt
• Finnish: läikehtiä — of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt
• Hungarian: keletkezik — of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt
• Hungarian: támad — of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt
• Hungarian: kavarog — of a feeling or emotion: to begin to be felt
• Bashkir: ҡуҙғалыу (quźğalıw) — to be active or bustling
• Bulgarian: дви́жа се (dvíža se) — to be active or bustling
• Finnish: touhuta — to be active or bustling
• Finnish: hääriä — to be active or bustling
• French: agiter — to be active or bustling
• German: (sich) regen — to be active or bustling
• Hungarian: mozog — to be active or bustling
• Hungarian: sürgölődik — to be active or bustling
• Hungarian: serénykedik — to be active or bustling
• Japanese: 動き回る (ugoki-mawaru) — to be active or bustling
• Māori: ngaoko — to be active or bustling
• Russian: дви́гаться (dvígatʹsja) — to be active or bustling
• Russian: дви́нуться (dvínutʹsja) — to be active or bustling
• Russian: шевели́ться (ševelítʹsja) — to be active or bustling
• Russian: шевельну́ться (ševelʹnútʹsja) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: ру́хатися (rúxatysja) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: ру́шити (rúšyty) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: руша́ти (rušáty) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: воруши́тися (vorušýtysja) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: ворухну́тися (voruxnútysja) — to be active or bustling
• Ukrainian: воруши́ти (vorušýty) — to be active or bustling
• Bashkir: тороу (torow) — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Bulgarian: ста́вам (stávam) — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Finnish: herätä — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Finnish: nousta — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Hungarian: felkel — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Hungarian: magához tér — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness
• Māori: hiko — to rise from sleep or unconsciousness