Synset

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

excite

shake

shake up

stimulate

stir

sample sentences

"These stories shook the community"
"the civil war shook the country"

verb frames

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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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verb frames

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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stir stirrer

also see

stir up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

excitation excitement

semantic pointers

hypernym

arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, fire, raise, enkindle, kindle

hyponym

fuel wind up, arouse, sex, excite, turn on frighten, scare, fright, affright thrill, tickle, vibrate invite, tempt elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate inspire, animate, enliven, invigorate, exalt titillate