Meaning & Definition of Stir in English

1. A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

• "He made a great splash and then disappeared"

2. Emotional agitation and excitement

3. A rapid active commotion

1. Move an implement through

• "Stir the soup"

• "Stir my drink"

• "Stir the soil"

2. Move very slightly

• "He shifted in his seat"

3. Stir feelings in

• "Stimulate my appetite"

• "Excite the audience"

• "Stir emotions"

4. Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• "These stories shook the community"

• "The civil war shook the country"

5. Affect emotionally

• "A stirring movie"

• "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

6. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• "Raise the specter of unemployment"

• "He conjured wild birds in the air"

• "Call down the spirits from the mountain"

7. To begin moving, "as the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

8. Mix or add by stirring

• "Stir nuts into the dough"