stir (subs.) Copy link • stir (subs.): mōtus, tŭmultus, turba: v. commotion, disturbance. Phr.: to make a very great s. about a thing, ingenti fama celebrare aliquid, Tac. Agr. 39: I perceive that there is a s. and hurry, trepidari sentio et cursari, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 35: to make a s., tumultuari, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21.