stir-upn.adj.

Etymology: < the verbal phrase stir up: see stir v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstir-up.

A. n.

The action of stirring up, or condition of being stirred up; agitation, commotion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun]

winOE

disturbance1297

perturbingc1395

motiona1398

stirrage1513

turmoil1526

disquietness1535

buskling1546

jumbling1562

agitation1569

working1575

tumult1580

commotion1592

emotion1594

turbulence1598

bransle1603

pother1603

tumultuousnessa1617

unevennessa1637

unquietudea1639

disquietal1642

tumbling1660

disquietude1709

rouse1764

maelstrom1834

peacelessness1852

stir-up1900

1838 New Monthly Mag. 54 435 The stir-up of the ashes.

1845 R. Browning Flight of Duchess xvi, in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 18/2 How it gives the heart and soul a stir-up As if [etc.].

1900 Daily News 17 Oct. 6/7 The stir up at Oxford afforded a lesson for the whole country.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 16 Dec. 14/3 The ‘stir-up’ is welcomed, however, as it will disturb the food on the rocky ground and sand-banks.

B. adj. or attributive.

1. Having the quality of stirring up; rousing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective]

stirring1421

excitative1490

rousing1576

animating1595

excitant1608

exciteful?1615

spirit-stirringa1616

spiritous1624

excitatinga1643

exagitating1646

fermentive1656

awakening1694

electrifying1746

upstirring1751

electrical1760

thrilling1768

excitive1774

proceleusmatic1775

electric1789

inspiriting1796

fermentitious1807

exciting1811

red-hot1835

hair-raising1838

suscitating1840

arousing1841

sizzling1845

zesty1853

excitory1861

throbbing1864

buzzing1882

ding-dong1887

thrillful1887

stir-up1890

large1895

thrilly1896

high voltage1909

voltaic1920

sizzly1936

Boy's Own1967

hot shit1967

crunk1995

1890 My Curates (ed. 8) ii. 12 I was aware of my own..want of power to fulfil the office of a ‘stir-up’ preacher.

2. Stir-up Sunday (colloquial): the Sunday next before Advent: so called from the opening words of the Collect for the day.The name is jocularly associated with the stirring of the Christmas mincemeat, which it was customary to begin making in that week.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Advent > [noun] > Sunday before Advent

Stir-up Sundaya1825

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Stir-up-Sunday, the last Sunday after Trinity.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 297 Stir-up Sunday, the twenty-fifth or last Sunday after Trinity; on which day the Collect in the Book of Common Prayer commences with the words ‘Stir up’, from which this name has arisen.

1867 Hurst Johnian Mag. Dec. 308 Stir-up Sunday. The sermon on this day was preached by the Ven. the Archdeacon of Chichester.

1904 Daily Chron. 30 Nov. 8/4 I believe those who love Christmas most ardently are the boarding school boys and girls, who have just noted with a thrill of joy ‘Stir-up Sunday!’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stir-up
释义	stir-upn.adj. Etymology: < the verbal phrase stir up: see stir v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstir-up. A. n. The action of stirring up, or condition of being stirred up; agitation, commotion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [noun] winOE disturbance1297 perturbingc1395 motiona1398 stirrage1513 turmoil1526 disquietness1535 buskling1546 jumbling1562 agitation1569 working1575 tumult1580 commotion1592 emotion1594 turbulence1598 bransle1603 pother1603 tumultuousnessa1617 unevennessa1637 unquietudea1639 disquietal1642 tumbling1660 disquietude1709 rouse1764 maelstrom1834 peacelessness1852 stir-up1900 1838 New Monthly Mag. 54 435 The stir-up of the ashes. 1845 R. Browning Flight of Duchess xvi, in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 18/2 How it gives the heart and soul a stir-up As if [etc.]. 1900 Daily News 17 Oct. 6/7 The stir up at Oxford afforded a lesson for the whole country. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 16 Dec. 14/3 The ‘stir-up’ is welcomed, however, as it will disturb the food on the rocky ground and sand-banks. B. adj. or attributive. 1. Having the quality of stirring up; rousing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective] stirring1421 excitative1490 rousing1576 animating1595 excitant1608 exciteful?1615 spirit-stirringa1616 spiritous1624 excitatinga1643 exagitating1646 fermentive1656 awakening1694 electrifying1746 upstirring1751 electrical1760 thrilling1768 excitive1774 proceleusmatic1775 electric1789 inspiriting1796 fermentitious1807 exciting1811 red-hot1835 hair-raising1838 suscitating1840 arousing1841 sizzling1845 zesty1853 excitory1861 throbbing1864 buzzing1882 ding-dong1887 thrillful1887 stir-up1890 large1895 thrilly1896 high voltage1909 voltaic1920 sizzly1936 Boy's Own1967 hot shit1967 crunk1995 1890 My Curates (ed. 8) ii. 12 I was aware of my own..want of power to fulfil the office of a ‘stir-up’ preacher. 2. Stir-up Sunday (colloquial): the Sunday next before Advent: so called from the opening words of the Collect for the day.The name is jocularly associated with the stirring of the Christmas mincemeat, which it was customary to begin making in that week. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Advent > [noun] > Sunday before Advent Stir-up Sundaya1825 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Stir-up-Sunday, the last Sunday after Trinity. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 297 Stir-up Sunday, the twenty-fifth or last Sunday after Trinity; on which day the Collect in the Book of Common Prayer commences with the words ‘Stir up’, from which this name has arisen. 1867 Hurst Johnian Mag. Dec. 308 Stir-up Sunday. The sermon on this day was preached by the Ven. the Archdeacon of Chichester. 1904 Daily Chron. 30 Nov. 8/4 I believe those who love Christmas most ardently are the boarding school boys and girls, who have just noted with a thrill of joy ‘Stir-up Sunday!’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1825
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