stir

Scrabble Points: | Base[4] | DW[8] | TW[12]
WWF Points: | Base[4] | DW[8] | TW[12]

1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.

2. A slight movement.

3. A disturbance or commotion.

4. An excited reaction; a ferment.

5. Slang Prison.

1. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.

2. To move about actively; bestir oneself.

3. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.

4. To take place; happen.

5. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.

6. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead” ( Charles Dickens).

1. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.

2. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.

3. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.

4. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.

5. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.

6. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.

7. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.

8. To excite strong feelings in.

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