UPSTIR

Etymology

Noun

upstir (plural upstirs)

(obsolete) commotion; disturbance, tumult

Verb

upstir (third-person singular simple present upstirs, present participle upstirring, simple past and past participle upstirred)

disturb, cause a commotion, stir up

Anagrams

• purist, spruit, stir up, tripus, uprist

Source: Wiktionary


Up"stir`, n.

Definition: Insurrection; commotion; disturbance. [Obs.] Sir J. Cheke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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