1. Move an implement through in order to mix
   "stir the soil"; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
    
2. Mix or add by stirring
   "Stir nuts into the dough"
    
3. Move or shift slightly from a position
   "He stirred in his seat";
   - shift, budge, scooch [informal]
    
4. Arouse feelings in
   "stir emotions";
   - stimulate, excite
    
5. Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of
   "These stories stirred the community";
   - shake, shake up, excite
    
6. Affect emotionally
   "A stirring movie";
   - touch
    
7. Cause to be alert and energetic
   "The speech stirred the crowd to action";
   - stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise [Brit], perk up

1. A rapid active commotion
   "There was much stir about the celebrity's arrival";
   - bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss
    
2. Emotional agitation and excitement
   "The announcement caused quite a stir in the office"
    
3. A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
   "he made a great stir and then disappeared";
   - splash

Derived forms: stirs, stirred, stirring

See also: stir up

Type of: affect, agitation, arouse, bunfight [Brit, informal], bun-fight [Brit, informal], carry-on [Brit, informal], commotion, displace, disruption, disturbance, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, impress, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], kindle, move, provoke, raise, ruckus [informal], ruction [informal], rumpus [informal], sensitise [Brit], sensitize, song and dance [Brit, informal], strike, to-do [informal], tumult, work

Encyclopedia: Stir