stir

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   affect emotionally

   A stirring movie

2. 2
   verb

   move an implement through

   stir the soup

3. 3
   verb

   To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.

   She stirred the pudding with a spoon.

4. 4
   verb

   To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.

   Would you please stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?

5. 5
   verb

   To emotionally affect; to touch, to move.

   And what delights can equal those ⁠That stir the spirit’s inner deeps, ⁠When one that loves but knows not, reaps A truth from one that loves and knows?

6. 6
   verb

   To incite to action.

   An Ate, stirring him to bloud and strife […]

7. 7
   verb

   To bring into debate; to agitate.

   Preserue the rights of thy place, but stirre not questions of Iurisdiction : and rather assume thy right in silence, and de facto, then voice it with claimes, and challenges.

8. 8
   verb

   To disturb, to disrupt.

   They ſay he is the King of Perſea. But if he dare attempt to ſtir your ſiege, Twere requiſite he ſhould be ten times more, For all fleſh quakes at your magnificence.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).