stir meaning and definition

STIR noun

Definition of stir (noun)

1. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
   • "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
   • synonyms: splash
2. emotional agitation and excitement
3. a rapid active commotion
   • synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle

STIR verb

Definition of stir (verb)

1. move an implement through
   • "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
2. move very slightly
   • "He shifted in his seat"
   • synonyms: agitate, budge, shift
3. stir feelings in
   • "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
   • synonyms: excite, stimulate
4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   • "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
   • synonyms: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate
5. affect emotionally
   • "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
   • synonyms: touch
6. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   • "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   • synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise
7. to begin moving
   • "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
   • synonyms: arouse
8. mix or add by stirring
   • "Stir nuts into the dough"