A stir or a stir ( two words ) means one ( a ) act of mixing something, most commonly food or drink, by moving a spoon or utensil through it ( stir )--
Give the soup a stir when you go in the kitchen.
She burned the gravy; she never gave it a stir.
A stir or a stir ( two words ) may also mean one ( a ) commotion or todo ( stir )--
There is a stir in the hall; do you know what's going on?
His entrance caused quite a stir.
Astir or astir ( one word ) means bustling, in a state of activity, or moving about--
It was a quiet night; no one was astir.
He is never astir before nine.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"There is a stir at the train station, the whole city seems to be astir."
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