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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)

   “Can you give the soup a little stir?”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.

5. Meaning 5 · verb

   To incite to action

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.

   “She stirred the pudding with a spoon.”

7. Meaning 7 · verb

   To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.

   “Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?”

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To change the place of in any manner; to move.

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To move; to change one’s position.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To become the object of notice; to be on foot.

13. Meaning 13 · verb

    To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

How this word is used

• Everyday “Can you give the soup a little stir?”
• General “She stirred the pudding with a spoon.”
• General “Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?”

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