Stir
/stɜː/
noun
The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
“Can you give the soup a little stir?”
Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
verb
To incite to action
To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
“She stirred the pudding with a spoon.”
To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
“Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?”
Synonyms: arise, get up, rouse, arouse, excite, instigate, prompt