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Definitions of stir:

  • noun:   emotional agitation and excitement
  • noun:   a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • noun:   a rapid bustling commotion
  • verb:   mix or add by stirring
    Example: "Stir nuts into the dough"
  • verb:   move very slightly
  • verb:   move an implement through with a circular motion
    Example: "Stir the soup"
  • verb:   affect emotionally
    Example: "A stirring movie"
  • verb:   to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
  • verb:   stir feelings in
    Example: "Stir emotions"
  • verb:   stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • verb:   evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
    Example: "Stir a disturbance"


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