stir is the dictionary form of stired Definition of stir
1
[ verb ] move an implement through with a circular motion

Examples

"stir the soup" "stir my drink"

2
[ verb ] move very slightly

Synonyms

budge shift agitate

Examples

"He shifted in his seat"

3
[ verb ] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

Examples

"These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country"

4
[ verb ] stir feelings in

Synonyms

stimulate excite

Examples

"stimulate my appetite" "excite the audience" "stir emotions"

5
[ verb ] agitate

Synonyms

toss

Examples

"toss the salad" "stir nuts into the dough"

6
[ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

Examples

: "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain"

7
[ verb ] affect emotionally

Synonyms

touch

Examples

"A stirring movie" "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

8
[ verb ] to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

Synonyms

arouse

9
[ noun ] emotional agitation and excitement
10
[ verb ] mix or add by stirring

Examples

"Stir nuts into the dough"

11
[ noun ] a disorderly outburst or tumult

Examples

"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

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[ noun ] a rapid bustling commotion
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