Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upstir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-stir
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Commotion; disturbance, tumult.

verb

To disturb, cause a commotion, stir up.

Example Sentences

"But yee […] ought to be like sheep to your King, who ought to be like a Shepheard unto you, even in the time when your profit was sought, and better redresse was intended then your upstirres and unquietnesse could obtaine […]"
"The world is now in an upstir because this association is about to hold its great convention in New York City"
"Needless to say, this has caused quite an upstir with people […]"
"And conscience to upstir him […]"
"[…] upstirring of the modern democrat against the aristocrat […]"

Etymology

From up- + stir.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

upstirs (plural) upstirs (present, singular) upstirring (participle, present) upstirred (participle, past) upstirred (past)

Questions

What does upstir mean?: Commotion; disturbance, tumult.
Where does upstir come from?: From up- + stir.

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