Stirring - English meaning

adjective

Full of exciting events

Usage examples:

An action-packed movie

verb

Make (something) active or operative.

Usage examples:

Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm

verb

To cause something to start working

Usage examples:

Something activated the car alarm.

verb

To make something start working or happening

Usage examples:

New customers must call an automated line to activate their card., the move will activate a clause …

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

verb

To argue energetically, esp. in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Usage examples:

Telephone companies began to agitate for permission to compete in long distance services., any ment…

verb

To make someone feel worried or angry

Usage examples:

I didn't want to agitate her by telling her.

verb

Bring to life.

Usage examples:

Prometheus stole fire from heaven to animate his clay men

adjective

Alive or having life.

Usage examples:

Gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate

verb

To cause someone or something to be more active or full of life

Usage examples:

He knows exactly what to say to animate a crowd.

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Usage examples:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

verb

To cause someone to have a particular feeling

Usage examples:

It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest., our suspicions were first aroused when we heard…

verb

To cause someone to feel sexual excitement

verb

Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

Anna was awakened by the telephone

verb

To stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping

Usage examples:

[ t ] the family was awakened by a noise., [ t ] his television series awakened popular interest in…

verb

To stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping

Usage examples:

They were awakened by the sound of gunfire., i awakened at dawn to find him beside me.

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Usage examples:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

verb

To cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity

Usage examples:

Please don’t disturb jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework., this year’s election campaign has dis…

verb

To interrupt what someone is doing

Usage examples:

Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework., i'm sorry to disturb you so la…

adjective

Relating to drama or the performance or study of drama.

Usage examples:

The dramatic arts

adjective

Relating to plays and acting

Usage examples:

He’s as good in comedies as he is in dramatic roles., in a dramatic rescue, 10 crewmen were lifted …

adjective

Very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement

Usage examples:

A dramatic change/improvement, we watched scenes of the dramatic rescue on the news.

verb

Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.

Usage examples:

After locking the farm gate i had switched on the power to electrify the fence

verb

To equip with electricity

Usage examples:

They recently electrified this part of the railway line., her performance electrified the audience.

verb

To make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before

Usage examples:

The east coast railway line has been electrified.

adjective

Arousing a sudden sense of great excitement; thrilling.

Usage examples:

Tens of thousands of fans were treated to an electrifying performance

verb

Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.

Usage examples:

After locking the farm gate i had switched on the power to electrify the fence

adjective

Very exciting

Usage examples:

An electrifying performance

adjective

Relating to a person's emotions.

Usage examples:

Gaining emotional support from relatives

adjective

Connected with or showing feelings

Usage examples:

The mayor made an emotional appeal for aid following the tornado., the coach appeared emotionally d…

adjective

Relating to the emotions

Usage examples:

A child's emotional development, my doctor said the problem was more emotional than physical., amne…

adjective

Arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.

Usage examples:

Animal experimentation is an emotive subject

adjective

Causing strong feelings

Usage examples:

Animal experimentation is a highly emotive issue.

verb

Set on fire.

Usage examples:

The glare from its enkindled roof illumined its innermost recesses

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Usage examples:

Flying still excites me

verb

To make someone have strong feelings, esp. of happiness and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

In some science fiction movies, the music and special effects can really excite audiences., the str…

verb

To cause activity in a market by causing lots of people to buy and sell stocks and shares

Usage examples:

A significant oil find by the group in western india has excited the market., the bullish product u…

adjective

Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.

Usage examples:

One of the most exciting matches i've ever seen

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Usage examples:

Flying still excites me

adjective

Making you feel excited

Usage examples:

An exciting movie/soundtrack, you're going to africa? how exciting!, it was a really exciting match.

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire

verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners

noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…

verb

(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.

Usage examples:

A couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden

noun

An act of fluttering.

Usage examples:

There was a flutter of wings at the window

verb

To move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the flags fluttered in the breeze., there was a flutter of wings overhead.

verb

Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

Usage examples:

The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action

noun

Galvanized steel sheeting, typically as used for roofing or fencing.

Usage examples:

The rain was beating hard against miss orilie's galvanize

verb

To cause a person or group to suddenly take action, esp. by shocking or exciting them in some way

Usage examples:

Why not use the media to galvanize the community into action?

adjective

Firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting.

Usage examples:

A gripping tv thriller

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

adjective

Interesting or exciting

Usage examples:

A gripping story

adjective

Filled with or showing great emotion.

Usage examples:

She made an impassioned plea for help

verb

Make passionate.

Usage examples:

Her body had once pleased and impassioned him

adjective

Impassioned speech or writing is full of strongly felt and strongly expressed emotion

Usage examples:

Impassioned plea relatives of the dead made an impassioned plea for the bodies to be flown back to …

adjective

Providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration.

Usage examples:

The team's inspirational captain

adjective

Making you feel hopeful or encouraged

Usage examples:

He gave an inspirational talk on overcoming obstacles in life.

adjective

Making you feel full of hope or encouraged

Usage examples:

He gave an inspirational reading of his own poems.

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

verb

Serve as the inciting cause of

verb

To make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

Usage examples:

His confident leadership inspired his followers., [ + to infinitive ] after her trip to venezuela, …

adjective

Having the effect of inspiring someone.

Usage examples:

He was an inspiring teacher

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

adjective

Causing you to feel confident about yourself or eager to learn or do something

Usage examples:

She was an inspiring teacher and a gifted scientist.

verb

Set (something) on fire.

Usage examples:

Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

Usage examples:

She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

Usage examples:

Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Usage examples:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Usage examples:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

adjective

In motion.

Usage examples:

A fast-moving river

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

The act or process of someone going to live or work in a different place, or of a company taking all or part of its business to a different place

Usage examples:

Any moving expenses will be paid by the company.

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

Usage examples:

I fear he may have muddled the message

noun

An untidy and disorganized state or collection.

Usage examples:

The finances were in a muddle

noun

A messy and confused state

Usage examples:

Her life was in a muddle.

adjective

Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

Usage examples:

Passionate pleas for help

adjective

Full of emotion

Usage examples:

A passionate speech, he really cares passionately about getting students to stay in school.

verb

Make or become faster or quicker.

Usage examples:

She quickened her pace, desperate to escape

verb

To become or make faster or more active

Usage examples:

[ i ] his pulse quickened when he saw her., [ t ] computers have quickened the pace of communicatio…

verb

Tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Usage examples:

The tree's branches stopped quivering

noun

A slight trembling movement or sound, especially one caused by a sudden strong emotion.

Usage examples:

She couldn't help the quiver in her voice

noun

An archer's portable case for holding arrows.

Usage examples:

He also had a framed backpack, a utility belt containing tools, a quiver containing 14 arrows, a fl…

adjective

Completely engrossing; compelling.

Usage examples:

The book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

verb

Cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder

verb

To wake someone or make someone more active or excited

Usage examples:

She roused him from his sleep.

adjective

Exciting; stirring.

Usage examples:

A rousing speech

verb

Cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder

adjective

Enthusiastic, or causing enthusiasm

Usage examples:

A rousing speech, they gave him a rousing welcome.

verb

Make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper.

Usage examples:

She came closer, her skirt swaying and rustling

noun

A soft, muffled crackling sound like that made by the movement of dry leaves or paper.

Usage examples:

There was a rustle in the undergrowth behind her

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

adjective

Full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination.

Usage examples:

A spirited campaigner for women's rights

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

adjective

Full of energy and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

It was an unusually spirited performance of the play.

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

adjective

Encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

A rich and stimulating working environment

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

adjective

Causing enthusiasm and interest

Usage examples:

The conversation was stimulating, witty, and learned.

verb

Move with a hissing or rushing sound.

Usage examples:

A car swished by

noun

A hissing or rustling sound.

Usage examples:

He could hear the swish of a distant car

adjective

An effeminate gay man.

adjective

Causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating.

Usage examples:

A thrilling adventure

verb

Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

His kiss thrilled and excited her

adjective

Very exciting

Usage examples:

A thrilling adventure

verb

(of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Usage examples:

Isobel was trembling with excitement

noun

(of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

Usage examples:

Isobel was trembling with excitement

verb

Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered

noun

A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

His mouth gave a slight twitch

verb

To make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once., she signalled …

verb

Another term for wake1 (sense 1 of the verb).

Usage examples:

She knew he would waken in an hour or so

verb

To (cause to) wake from sleep

Usage examples:

I shook him but he didn't waken., waken me at 7.00, would you?

verb

Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon).

Usage examples:

She took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes

noun

A thing that stimulates appetite or desire.

Usage examples:

He swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet

noun

A strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't be surprised if they walked around their office wearing tight leather and vinyl with whi…

verb

Short for whipper-in.

noun

An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash

verb

Take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly.

Usage examples:

He whisked her off to paris for a few days

noun

A utensil for whipping eggs or cream.

Usage examples:

It doesn't take as long a time as you'd think to whip cream with a whisk.

noun

A mixer incorporating a coil of wires