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81rousing — rous·ing || raÊŠzɪŋ adj. stirring, stimulating, exciting; powerful, vigorous, energetic raÊŠz v. wake up, awaken, stir into action; inflame, enthuse; annoy, irritate …
82whip up — 1) make or do quickly or easily It was very late when we got home last night so we whipped up something to eat very quickly. 2) make active, stir to action The union leader whipped up the crowd with his speech …
83ado — n 1. bustle, hustle, hurry, hurrying, flurry, flutter, buzzing or flitting about, scurry, hurry scurry, running around, doing, Inf. to do, Sometimes Facetious. do; busyness, stir, activity, action, motion, movement. 2. fuss, fuss and feathers,… …
84to-do — n Informal. ado, bustle, hustle and bustle, hustle, flurry, flutter, buzzing or flitting about, scurry, hurry scurry, running around, doing, Sometimes Facetious. do; busyness, stir, activity, action, motion, movement; fuss, fuss and feathers,… …
85animate — an•i•mate v. [[t]ˈæn əˌmeɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] mɪt[/t]] v. mat•ed, mat•ing, adj. 1) to give life to; make alive 2) to make lively or vigorous; enliven: Her presence animated the party[/ex] 3) to encourage 4) to move or stir to action; motivate 5) cvb …
86arouse — a•rouse [[t]əˈraʊz[/t]] v. a•roused, a•rous•ing 1) to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion[/ex] 2) to stimulate sexually 3) to awaken; wake up 4) to become awake or aroused • Etymology: 1585–95; a… …
87bestir — [bē stʉr′, bistʉr′] vt. bestirred, bestirring [ME bistiren < OE bestyrian: see BE & STIR1] to stir to action; exert or busy (oneself) …
88cite — [sīt] vt. cited, citing [ME citen < OFr citer, to summon < L citare, to arouse, summon < ciere, to put into motion, rouse < IE base * kei > Gr kinein, to move, OE hatan, to command] 1. to summon to appear before a court of law 2.… …
89goose — [go͞os] n. pl. for 1 3, geese; for 4 & 5, gooses [ME gose < OE gos, akin to Du & Ger gans, ON gas < IE * ĝhans > L anser; GOOSE vt. 1 prob. for the fact that geese sometimes attack children from the rear] 1. any of various long necked,… …
90prod — prod1 [präd] vt. prodded, prodding [< ?] 1. to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad 2. to urge or stir into action n. 1. the act of prodding; jab, poke, thrust, etc. 2. something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in …
