stir (redirected from stirred out)

cause/create a stir

to cause a lot of interest and excitement. Emma caused quite a stir in her little black dress last night.

See also: cause

stir-crazy (mainly American, informal)

upset and nervous because you have been in one place for too long. It's no wonder she's going stir-crazy, shut in that tiny house all day with three young children.

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cause a stir

to cause unusual interest or excitement. Rufus was arguing with his older daughter about her boyfriend, and it caused a stir in the family.

Usage notes: often used with quite for emphasis: Her latest novel has created quite a stir.

See also: cause

stir up someone/something

to cause a situation that upsets many people. One official claimed that foreign activists were stirring up trouble. The threat of censorship stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism on the Internet.