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"