Stir and Shift

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Stir noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

Usage example: we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe

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Shift is a synonym for stir. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead the word "Stir" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: stirring, stirred

Shift noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

Usage example: made a small shift to the left to make more room on the bench

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Stir is a synonym for shift in activity topic. You can use "Stir" instead the word "Shift" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as switch.

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

similar	similar stir	similar shift
big	big stir	big shift
huge	huge stir	huge shift
major	major stir	major shift
Other adjectives: minor, negative.

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