Overview of noun stir

The noun stir has 3 senses

• stir, splash -- (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared")


• stir -- (emotional agitation and excitement)


• bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir -- (a rapid active commotion)

Overview of verb stir

The verb stir has 8 senses

• stir -- (move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil")


• stir, shift, budge, agitate -- (move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat")


• stimulate, excite, stir -- (stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions")


• stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")


• touch, stir -- (affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy")


• raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth -- (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")


• arouse, stir -- (to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir")


• stir -- (mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough")