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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- stir :a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- he made a great splash and then disappeared
- stir :move an implement through
- stir the soup|stir my drink|stir the soil
- stir :move very slightly
- stir :stir feelings in
- stimulate my appetite|excite the audience|stir emotions
- stir :stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- These stories shook the community|the civil war shook the country
- stir :affect emotionally
- A stirring movie|I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
- stir :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
- stir :to begin moving
- As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir