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(Entry 1 of 4)
- the cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet
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- news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes
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- calm,
- soothe,
- subdue,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
stir
noun (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of stir (Entry 2 of 4)
- the plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic
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- ado,
- alarums and excursions,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- disturbance,
- do
- [chiefly dialect],
- foofaraw,
- fun,
- furor,
- furore,
- fuss,
- helter-skelter,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hoopla,
- hubble-bubble,
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly,
- hurly-burly,
- hurricane,
- hurry,
- hurry-scurry
- (or hurry-skurry),
- kerfuffle
- [chiefly British],
- moil,
- pandemonium,
- pother,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- splore
- [Scottish],
- squall,
- stew,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
- we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe
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stir
noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of stir (Entry 3 of 4)
- the mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation
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- glasshouse
- [British],
- guardhouse,
- hulk(s)
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stir (up)
verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of stir (up) (Entry 4 of 4)
- couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum
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