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

noun

1. (gerund of stir) An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred

adjective

1. Invigorating or inspiring