stir

1. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.

2. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.

3. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.

4. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.

5. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.

To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.

To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.

1. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.

2. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.

To excite strong feelings in.

To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.

1. To move about actively; bestir oneself.

2. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.

To take place; happen.

To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.

To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead" (Charles Dickens).

A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.

A slight movement.

A disturbance or commotion.

An excited reaction; a ferment.