Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)stir, splasha prominent or sensational but short-lived news event“he made a great splash and then disappeared” (n)stiremotional agitation and excitement Verbs
(v)stirmove an implement through“stir the soup”,
“stir my drink”,
“stir the soil” (v)stimulate, excite, stirstir feelings in“stimulate my appetite”,
“excite the audience”,
“stir emotions” (v)touch, stiraffect emotionally“A stirring movie”,
“I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy” (v)raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthsummon 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” (v)arouse, stirto begin moving“As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir” (v)stirmix or add by stirring“Stir nuts into the dough”