Stir meaning

What does “stir” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“stir” is a noun and verb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event.

stir

a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
“he made a great splash and then disappeared”
Synonymssplash
emotional agitation and excitement
a rapid active commotion
Synonymsbustle hustle flurry ado fuss

move an implement through
“stir the soup”
“stir my drink”
move very slightly
“He shifted in his seat”
Synonymsshift budge agitate
stir feelings in
“stimulate my appetite”
“excite the audience”
Synonymsstimulate excite
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
“These stories shook the community”
“the civil war shook the country”
Synonymsstimulate shake shake up excite
affect emotionally
“A stirring movie”
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy”
Synonymstouch
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
“raise the specter of unemployment”
“he conjured wild birds in the air”
Synonymsraise conjure conjure up invoke evoke call down arouse bring up
to begin moving
“As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir”
Synonymsarouse
mix or add by stirring
“Stir nuts into the dough”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University