a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; he made a great splash and then disappeared

[ Syn: splash ]

emotional agitation and excitement

a rapid active commotion

[ Syn: bustle , hustle , flurry , ado , fuss ]

move an implement through; stir the soup; stir my drink; stir the soil'

move very slightly; He shifted in his seat

[ Syn: shift , budge , agitate ]

stir feelings in; stimulate my appetite; excite the audience; stir emotions

[ Syn: stimulate , excite ]

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; These stories shook the community; the civil war shook the country

[ Syn: stimulate , shake , shake up , excite ]

affect emotionally; A stirring movie; I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy

[ Syn: touch ]

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain

[ Syn: raise , conjure , conjure up , invoke , evoke , call down , arouse , bring up , put forward , call forth ]

to begin moving, As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir

[ Syn: arouse ]

mix or add by stirring; Stir nuts into the dough'