Verb
1. move an implement through with a circular motion;
"stir the soup""stir my drink"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. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
"raise the specter of unemployment""he conjured wild birds in the air""stir a disturbance""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"