stir
move an implement through
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,432 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,054 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- move an implement through stir the soupstir my drink
- move very slightly also: shift, budge, agitate He shifted in his seat
- stir feelings in also: stimulate, excite stimulate my appetiteexcite the audience
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of also: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite These stories shook the communitythe civil war shook the country
- affect emotionally also: touch A stirring movieI was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic also: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, call down raise the specter of unemploymenthe conjured wild birds in the air
stir in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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When Maisanguaq entered he did not stir.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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They would not stir, were it to do me good.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Keith blushed more deeply than ever, but did not say a word or stir a limb.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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There was a sudden stir behind the screens which enclosed the sculptor and the work in progress.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Little by little the freshened air and the stir of leaves began to foretell the coming of the dawn.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1