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STIR

Definition:

[noun] a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Synonyms: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
[noun] emotional agitation and excitement
[noun] a rapid bustling commotion
Synonyms: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss
[verb] move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
[verb] move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Synonyms: shift, budge, agitate
[verb] stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
Synonyms: stimulate, excite
[verb] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
Synonyms: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite
[verb] affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
Synonyms: touch
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
[verb] to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
Synonyms: arouse
[verb] mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"