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stir

/stɜː/

noun

Meaning

  • The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)

    "Can you give the soup a little stir?"

  • Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.

  • Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.

  • Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.

verb

Meaning

  • To incite to action

  • To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.

    "She stirred the pudding with a spoon."

  • To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.

    "Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?"

  • To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.

  • To change the place of in any manner; to move.

  • To move; to change one’s position.

  • To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.

  • To become the object of notice; to be on foot.

  • To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

Synonyms

arise,
get up,
rouse,
arouse,
excite,
instigate,
prompt