1a slight physical movement:I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir
an initial sign of a specified feeling:Caroline felt a stir of anger deep within her breast
2a commotion:the event caused quite a stir
3an act of stirring food or drink:he gives his Ovaltine a stir
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1 [with object] move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit [no object]:pour in the cream and stir well
(stir something in/into) mix an ingredient into (a liquid or other substance) by moving a spoon or other implement round and round:stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes
2move or cause to move slightly: [no object]:nothing stirred except the wind [with object]:a gentle breeze stirred the leavescloudiness is caused by the fish stirring up mud
[no object] rise or wake from sleep:no one else had stirred yet
(stir from/out of) leave or go out of (a place):as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his club
begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop: [no object]:the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred [with object]:a voice stirred her from her reveriehe even stirred himself to play an encore
3 [with object] arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:they will be stirred to action by what is writtenhe stirred up the sweating crowd
arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination):the story stirred many memories of my childhoodthe rumours had stirred up his anger
[no object]British informal deliberately cause trouble by spreading rumours or gossip:Francis was always stirring, trying to score off people
stir the blood
make someone excited or enthusiastic.
stir one's stumps
[often in imperative]British informal, dated (of a person) begin to move or act.
stir something up
cause or provoke trouble or bad feeling:he accused me of trying to stir up trouble
