stir

/stɜːr/ verb (present participle stirring, past tense and past participle stirred)

Definition

MIX [T] › to mix food or liquid by moving a spoon round and round in it: Stir the mixture until it is smooth.

MOVE [I, T] › to move slightly or make someone move slightly: The baby stirred in its sleep.

FEEL [T] › to make someone feel a strong emotion: The case has stirred great anger among the public.

(Definition of stir verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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