stir (
http://definr.com/stir)
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn:
disturbance,
disruption,
commotion,
turmoil,
flutter, {hurly
burly},
to-do]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn:
bustle,
hustle,
flurry,
ado,
fuss]
v 1: move with a stirring motion; "stir the soup"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn:
shift,
budge,
agitate]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience" [syn:
stimulate,
excite]
4: stir the feelings or emotions of; "These stories shook the
community" [syn:
stimulate,
shake,
shake up,
excite]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
your kind letter of sympathy" [syn:
touch]
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" [syn:
raise,
conjure,
conjure up,
invoke,
call down,
arouse,
bring up,
put forward, {call
forth}]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
children began to stir" [syn:
arouse]
8: agitate; "toss the salad"; "stir nuts into the dough" [syn:
toss]