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   Stir

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   verb

   • 1. move a spoon or other implement around in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly: "stir the batter until it is just combined" Similar mixblendagitatebeatwhipwhiskfold inmuddle
   • ▪ add an ingredient to (a liquid or other substance) by mixing it in with a spoon or other implement: "stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes"
   • 2. move or cause to move slightly: "nothing stirred except the wind" Similar move slightlychange one's positiontwitchquivertrembledisturbrustleshakemoveflutteragitateswish
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) rise or wake from sleep: "no one else had stirred yet" Similar get upget out of bedrouse oneselfbestir oneselfriseshow signs of lifebe up and aboutbe activewake upawakenwakeninformal:be up and doingrise and shinesurfaceliterary:ariseOpposite go to bedretire
   • ▪ leave or go out of (a place): "as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his apartment" Similar leavedepart fromgo out ofmove frombudge frommake a move fromshift fromOpposite staystay put
   • ▪ begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop: "the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred" Similar spurdriverousepromptpropelprodmovemotivateencourageurgeimpelinduceprovokegoadprickstinginciteinflamelight a fire under
   • 3. arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite: "they will be stirred to action by what is written" Similar arouserousekindleinspirestimulateexciteawakenwakenquickenanimateactivategalvanizefireelectrifywhetliterary:enkindleOpposite stultify
   • ▪ arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination): "the story stirred many memories of my childhood"

   noun

   • 1. a slight physical movement: "I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir"
   • ▪ an initial sign of a specified feeling: "Caroline felt a stir of anger deep within her breast"
   • 2. a commotion: "the event caused quite a stir"
   • 3. an act of stirring food or drink: "he gives his chocolate milk a stir"

   Word Origin Old Englishstyrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.

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   What is stir verb?

   • Definition of stir verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely stir something She stirred her tea. Stir the paint before you use it. stir something into something The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.

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   What does stir someone mean?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stir somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb 1 to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people John was always stirring up trouble in class.

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   What does stir mean in a sentence?

   • [transitive] stir somebody (to something) to make someone excited or make them feel something strongly a book that really stirs the imagination She was stirred by his sad story. [intransitive] (of a feeling or a mood) to begin to be felt A feeling of guilt began to stir in her. New optimism was stirring throughout the country.

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   What does stir a soup mean?

   • Stirred the soup before tasting it. To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat. To be up and about; be busy and active. To rouse from sleep, lethargy, indifference, etc. The act, an instance, or the sound of stirring. Movement; activity; agitation. A state of excitement; commotion; tumult. A prison.

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   How do you stir a word in a sentence?

   • stir something She stirred her tea. Stir the paint before you use it. stir something into something The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. stir something in Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What does a noise stirred me from sleep mean?

   • A noise stirred me from sleep. [intransitive, transitive] to move, or to make somebody move, in order to do something You haven't stirred from that chair all evening! stir yourself/somebody Come on, stir yourself.

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   Stir definition: to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts.

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   • [transitive] to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely. stir something She stirred her tea.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to move, or to make something move, slightly. She heard the baby stir in the next room. stir something/somebody A slight breeze was stirring the branches.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to move, or to make somebody move, in order to do something. You haven't stirred from that chair all evening! stir yourself/somebody Come on, stir yourself.
   • [transitive] to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly. It's a book that really stirs the imagination. stir somebody She was stirred by his sad story.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › stirSTIR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   STIR definition: 1. to mix food or liquid by moving a spoon, or similar object, round and round in it: 2. to move…. Learn more.

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   Definition of stir noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   mix; 1 [transitive] to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it thoroughly stir something She stirred her tea. Stir the paint before you use it. stir something into something The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot. stir something in Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.

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   b) [ intransitive] if a feeling stirs in you, you begin to feel it Excitement stirred inside her. 5 do something [ transitive] to make someone start doing something stir somebody to do something The incident stirred students to protest. 6 → be stirring (it) → stir somebody/something ↔ up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus stir ...

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   Stir definition: To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion.