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Stir
stəː
- move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly
"Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit"
- mix an ingredient into (a liquid or other substance) by moving a spoon or other implement round and round
"stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes"
- move or cause to move slightly
"nothing stirred except the wind"
move slightly change one's position twitch quiver tremble disturb rustle shake move flutter agitate swish- rise or wake from sleep
"no one else had stirred yet"
- leave or go out of (a place)
"as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his club"
- begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop
"the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred"
- arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite
"they will be stirred to action by what is written"
arouse rouse kindle inspire stimulate excite awaken waken quicken animate activate galvanize fire electrify whet- arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination)
"the story stirred many memories of my childhood"
- deliberately cause trouble by spreading rumours or gossip
"Francis was always stirring, trying to score off people"
- a slight physical movement
"I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir"
- an initial sign of a specified feeling
"Caroline felt a stir of anger deep within her breast"
- a commotion
"the event caused quite a stir"
- an act of stirring food or drink
"he gives his Ovaltine a stir"