The action of moving or wriggling something.

(a) Motion or movement in or of a bodily part; movement of the tongue in speaking; rumbling of the stomach; ?also, contraction or spasm; ~ togeder; hedes ~, shaking of the head as a sign of derision; ~ of hed, the object of derision; in the ~ of an eie, in the twinkling of an eye, in an instant; (b) ?slipping or stumbling of the foot; (c) an instance of (a): a movement or motion; -- used fig. [3rd quot.]; a movement of the pulse; a wagging of the tongue in speech; a rumbling of the stomach; a flowing of blood and bodily fluid; (d) physical activity; bodily movement; bodily exercise; also, ?an action or activity [last quot.]; (e) ?the functioning or action of the properties of the brain; (f) the capacity of movement, ability to move; also, providing the capacity of movement by the brain [quot. c1475, 3rd].

(a) Moving about, bustling; rushing; also, the moving or rocking of a boat; the noise of persons moving about; the act of moving something from one place to another; a movement from one place to another; a rattling of objects; ~ togeder; (b) ~ from, moving from (a place); moving from (one place, degree, or state to another); ~ to (in-to), departure or moving to or toward (a place), going to (a place); also, a spiritual move to (God); ~ up in-to, a spiritual ascent into (contemplation); (c) movement of the sun, moon, etc.; a turning or motion of a planet, star, etc.; (d) military action, fighting; ?also, harassing of enemies; (e) ?some kind of fast movement or gait of a horse.

(a) The action of stirring a liquid or a mixture; combining a substance with another by stirring; (b) rubbing, polishing, scrubbing, or scouring; (c) plowing of fallow land.

(a) Agitation or motion of waves, churning of the sea, raging of winds, etc.; ~ of erthe, erthe ~, quaking of the earth, an earthquake; ~ of thonder, the rumbling of thunder, a thunderclap; -- used fig.; (b) a storm or tempest; a noise resulting from an earthquake or the like; also, a turbulence of tempest or wind; -- used fig.; (c) ~ of the water, in Biblical use: the agitation of the water in the pool at Bethesda; (d) the agitation or churning of bodily exhalation or vapor.

(a) Hostile disturbance; a civil strife or uprising; (b) uproar, tumult, commotion; confused or agitated state.

(a) The action of inflaming the feelings of a person; ?also, provocation of anger [1st quot.]; (b) the disposition or inclination of the heart or soul; an impulse, inclination, emotion; bi his ouen ~, on his own initiative, of his own accord; (c) sexual provocation; also, an instance of being sexually aroused; a bodily temptation; ~ of flesh, fleshli ~.

(a) Urging, persuasion, encouragement; also, an exhortation or a piece of advice, a suggestion, counsel, etc.; (b) inspiration of the Holy Spirit or divine grace; also, a spiritual inspiration.

Instigation; incitement of or to sin; also, an instance of inciting a person to sin, a temptation.

In misc. senses: (a) change; (b) med. development or initiation of pathological changes or diseases; (c) ?beginning; (d) ?the raising of an issue or a matter.