Vocabulary
Stir
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
move or cause to move slightly.
Urdu meaning
ہلچل، چلانا، جنبش دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- China described the remarks by a `certain EU official` as being full of ideological bias, lacking basic historical knowledge and a blatant attempt to stir up confrontation.
- caused a stir, admittedly for its provocative title.
- Arrests and crackdowns will only stir more trouble.
- Moreover, hostile foreign actors will also exploit these internal fault lines to stir up trouble.
- This latest dispute, too, will soon land before the Supreme Court, where one can, with quite a bit of surety, expect it to stir further controversy.
Synonyms
get up, get out of bed, rouse oneself, bestir oneself, rise, show signs of life
Antonyms
go to bed, retire
Curator example
“nothing stirred except the wind”
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