Synonyms: encourage, impel, instigate, spur on, urge, prod, prompt, abet, whip up
Part of speech | verb |
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Pronunciation | /stɜː*/ |
Hyphenation | stir |
Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑑𐑻 |
Deseret alphabet | 𐑅𐐻𐐲𐑉 |
Indicative mood | |
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Present tense | Past tense |
(I) stir | (I) stirred |
(thou) stirrest | (thou) stirredst |
(he) stirs, stirreth | (he) stirred |
(we) stir | (we) stirred |
(you) stir | (you) stirred |
(they) stir | (they) stirred |
Subjunctive mood | |
Present tense | Past tense |
(I) stir | (I) stirred |
(thou) stir | (thou) stirred |
(he) stir | (he) stirred |
(we) stir | (we) stirred |
(you) stir | (you) stirred |
(they) stir | (they) stirred |
Imperative mood | |
stir | |
Participles | |
Present participle | Past participle |
stirring | stirred |
Catalan | instigar |
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Dutch | aansporen; aanvuren; aanwakkeren; opwekken; zwepen; opzetten; opzwepen |
Esperanto | instigi |
Faeroese | eggja til; elva |
Finnish | yllyttää |
French | inciter; pousser à |
German | anspornen; antreiben; aufhetzen; herausfordern; ankurbeln; anreizen; anstacheln; ermuntern; anstiften; anzetteln |
Portuguese | impelir; incitar; instigar |
Romanian | ațâța; instiga; provoca |
Saterland Frisian | andrieuwe; aphisje; apiewerje; hääruutfoarderje |
Spanish | instigar |
Thai | ชวน; ชักชวน |
West Frisian | oanfiterje; oanfjurje; oanhysje; oantrune; oantrúnje; oanwakkerje |