"stirs" in the noun sense

1. stir, splash

a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

"he made a great splash and then disappeared"

2. stir

emotional agitation and excitement

3. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir

a rapid active commotion

"stirs" in the verb sense

1. stir

move an implement through

"stir the soup"

"stir my drink"

"stir the soil"

2. stir, shift, budge, agitate

move very slightly

"He shifted in his seat"

3. stimulate, excite, stir

stir feelings in

"stimulate my appetite"

"excite the audience"

"stir emotions"

4. stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

"These stories shook the community"

"the civil war shook the country"

5. touch, stir

affect emotionally

"A stirring movie"

"I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

6. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

7. arouse, stir

to begin moving

"As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

8. stir

mix or add by stirring

"Stir nuts into the dough"

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