stir
     n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
          furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
           {disruption}, {commotion}, {flutter}, {hurly burly}, {to-do},
           {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}, {kerfuffle}]
     2: emotional agitation and excitement
     3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {bustle}, {hustle}, {flurry},
         {ado}, {fuss}]
     v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the
          soup"; "stir my drink"
     2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {shift},
        {budge}, {agitate}]
     3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
        audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}]
     4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
        shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
        [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}]
     5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
        your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: {touch}]
     6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
        specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
        air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
        the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
         {evoke}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward},
         {call forth}]
     7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
        children began to stir" [syn: {arouse}]
     8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
     [also: {stirring}, {stirred}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0