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Dictionary definition for: Stir
1. (n) a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
2. (v) move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup" "stir my drink"
3. (n) emotional agitation and excitement
4. (v) move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
5. (n) a rapid bustling commotion
6. (v) stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite" "excite the audience" "stir emotions"
7. (v) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country"
8. (v) affect emotionally; "A stirring movie" "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
9. (v) 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"
10. (v) to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
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