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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  agitated \agitated\ adj.
     1. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of
        unagitated. agitated parents
  
     Note: Narrower terms are: demoniac, demoniacal ; distraught,
           overwrought; disturbed, jolted, shaken; feverish,
           hectic; frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied;
           psychedelic ; {rampageous, raging, frenzied ;
           wild-eyed . Also See: discomposed, excited, impatient,
           tense, unquiet, unsteady.
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. 1 throwing oneself from side to side.
  
     Syn: tossing
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. physically disturbed or set in motion; as, the agitated
        mixture foamed and bubbled. Opposite of unagitated and
        left alone, allowed to stand.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms are: churning, churned-up, roiling,
           roiled, roily, turbulent ; stirred.]
           [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stirring.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian;
     probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG.
     st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.]
     1. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My foot I had never yet in five days been able to
              stir.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as
        of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate;
        as, to stir a pudding with a spoon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stir not questions of jurisdiction.   --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt;
        to excite. ``To stir men to devotion.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed
           by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to
           stir up sedition.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate;
          excite; provoke.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stirred; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stirring.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian;
     probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG.
     st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.]
     1. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  
              My foot I had never yet in five days been able to
              stir.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
  
     2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as
        of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate;
        as, to stir a pudding with a spoon.
  
              My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  
              Stir not questions of jurisdiction.   --Bacon.
  
     4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt;
        to excite. ``To stir men to devotion.'' --Chaucer.
  
              An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak.
  
              And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden.
  
     Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed
           by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to
           stir up sedition.
  
     Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate;
          excite; provoke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stir
       n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
            furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
             disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do,
             hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
       2: emotional agitation and excitement
       3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
           ado, fuss]
       v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the
            soup"; "stir my drink"
       2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: shift,
          budge, agitate]
       3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
          audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite]
       4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
          shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
          [syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite]
       5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
          your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: touch]
       6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
          specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
          air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
          the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
           evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward,
           call forth]
       7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
          children began to stir" [syn: arouse]
       8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
       [also: stirring, stirred]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stirred
       adj 1: emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's
              kindness" [syn: affected(p), stirred(p), touched(p)]
       2: emotionally aroused [syn: stimulated, stirred up, aroused]
       3: set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stirred
       See stir

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stirred
     vb.
     (infl of en stir  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stirred
     vb.
     (infl of en stir  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stirred
     vb.
     (infl of en stir  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stirred
     vb.
     (infl of en stir  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stirred
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en stir ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb stir)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stirred /stˈɜːd/
  محرّك

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/ 
  zamíchaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/
  sich gemuckst
     Synonym: moved
  
   see: move, stir, moving, stirring, He made not a peep.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/
  gerührt, umgerührt
   see: stir sth., stiring, stirring, stir one's tea, stir the paint in the bucket
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/
  gerührt, umgerührt
        "The dough must be stirred for 10 minutes."  - Der Teig muss 10 Minuten lang gerührt werden.
   see: stir, stiring, stirring, stirs, stirred, stir well, Stir before using.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/
  rührte, rührte um
        "The dough must be stirred for 10 minutes."  - Der Teig muss 10 Minuten lang gerührt werden.
   see: stir, stiring, stirring, stirred, stirs, stir well, Stir before using.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stirred /stˈɜːd/
  sich gerührt, sich geregt, sich bewegt
        "He stirred in his sleep as she kissed him."  - Er bewegte sich im Schlaf, als sie ihn küsste.
   see: stir, stiring
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɝd/


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