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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Synonyms
Hello,
Isn`t it a mistake to group these verbs:to stir, to agitate, to bother, and to charge up as synonyms according to the meaning 'to excite feelings in'?
Can I replace the verb 'to bother' in this sentence by each of them?
The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster.
Thank you
Isn`t it a mistake to group these verbs:to stir, to agitate, to bother, and to charge up as synonyms according to the meaning 'to excite feelings in'?
Can I replace the verb 'to bother' in this sentence by each of them?
The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster.
Thank you
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" But they can also be used in a positive sense. "To stir" and "to charge up" are neutral in this respect. I'd say "to excite" is also neutral, although many (perhaps most) people think of "excite" as only positive.
- " But they can also be used in a positive sense.
- "To stir" and "to charge up" are neutral in this respect.
- I'd say "to excite" is also neutral, although many (perhaps most) people think of "excite" as only positive.
- Hey, relax!
- Calm down!
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I agree that "to bother" can have negative connotations, and so can "to agitate." But they can also be used in a positive sense.
"To stir" and "to charge up" are neutral in this respect. I'd say "to excite" is also neutral, although many (perhaps most) people think of "excite" as only positive.
Hey, relax! Calm down! Don't get excited! (a bad thing)
I believe you
"To stir" and "to charge up" are neutral in this respect. I'd say "to excite" is also neutral, although many (perhaps most) people think of "excite" as only positive.
Hey, relax! Calm down! Don't get excited! (a bad thing)
I believe you
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If I put them in this way will my sentences be correct?
The mere thought of her stirred him.
The mere thought of her agitated him.
The mere thought of her charged him up. Is "charge up him" also possible?
And all of them mean, that it worried him, don`t they?
The mere thought of her stirred him.
The mere thought of her agitated him.
The mere thought of her charged him up. Is "charge up him" also possible?
And all of them mean, that it worried him, don`t they?
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When did "worried" sneak into the mix?
On the good and bad scale, I'd say that most people consider "worry" to be a negative emotion.
This doesn't seem to be true of "stir," "agitate," and "charge up." To put it simply, these three could affect you in a happy way or in a sad way.
On the good and bad scale, I'd say that most people consider "worry" to be a negative emotion.
This doesn't seem to be true of "stir," "agitate," and "charge up." To put it simply, these three could affect you in a happy way or in a sad way.
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