A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STIRS

Tue, 16 Apr '24
Starts to wake
Sat, 18 Nov '23
Moves around
Sat, 4 Nov '23
Moves
Fri, 29 Sep '23
Moves a little
Sun, 7 Aug '22
Mixes together
Fri, 8 Jul '22
Begins to come to
Wed, 13 Oct '21
Awakens
Wed, 28 Apr '21
Begins to wake