Stir - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stɜːr|  American pronunciation of the word stir
Brit.  |stɜː|  British pronunciation of the word stir

noun

- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (syn: splash)
- emotional agitation and excitement
- a rapid active commotion (syn: ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle)

verb

- move an implement through
stir the soup
stir my drink
stir the soil
- move very slightly (syn: agitate, budge, shift)
- stir feelings in (syn: excite, stimulate)
stir emotions
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (syn: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate)
- affect emotionally (syn: touch)
A stirring movie
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (syn: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise)
- to begin moving (syn: arouse)
As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
- mix or add by stirring

Extra examples

The cake batter must be stirred for 10 minutes.

Stir one cup of sugar into the batter.

She was stirred from her sleep by the noise.

The breeze stirred the leaves on the tree.

We could see people stirring inside the shop.

A good book can stir the imagination.

Next, stir up the eggs with the milk.

The opposition are trying to stir up feelings of dissatisfaction among the voters.

The book caused quite a stir.

Stir the paint to make sure it is smooth.

She stirred her coffee with a plastic spoon.

Stir a cup of cooked brown rice into the mixture.

The crowd began to stir as they waited for the band to start.

A gentle breeze stirred the curtains.

He hadn't stirred from his chair all morning.

Phrasal verbs

stir up  — try to stir up public opinion

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stir
he/she/it: stirs
present participle: stirring
past tense: stirred
past participle: stirred
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