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.
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