Stir

/stɜː/

noun

  1. The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)

    Can you give the soup a little stir?

  2. Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.

  3. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.

verb

  1. To incite to action

  2. 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.

  3. 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

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