stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
{disruption}, {commotion}, {turmoil}, {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: as of senses or emotions; "These stories shook the
community" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}]
5: agitate; "toss the salad"; "stir nuts into the dough" [syn:
{toss}]
6: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}]
7: evoke or call forth: "raise the specter of unemployment";
"he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"
[syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {call
down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
8: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}]