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    stir
    [stər]
    verb
    stir (verb) · stirs (third person present) · stirred (past tense) · stirred (past participle) · stirring (present participle)
    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"
      • (stir something in/into)
        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" · "a gentle breeze stirred the leaves"
      • (of a person or animal) rise or wake from sleep:
        "no one else had stirred yet"
      • (stir from)
        leave or go out of (a place):
        "as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his apartment"
      • begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop:
        "the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred" · "a voice stirred her from her reverie" · "he even stirred himself to play an encore"
    3. arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
      "they will be stirred to action by what is written"
      • arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination):
        "the story stirred many memories of my childhood"
    noun
    stir (noun) · stirs (plural 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"
    Origin
    Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.
    stir
    [stər]
    noun
    informal
    stir (noun) · stirs (plural noun)
    1. prison:
      "I've spent twenty-eight years in stir"
    Origin
    mid 19th century: perhaps from Romani sturbin ‘jail’.
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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:
      mix
      blend
      agitate
      beat
      whip
      whisk
      muddle
      fold in
      • move or cause to move slightly:
        twitch
        quiver
        tremble
        disturb
        rustle
        shake
        move
        flutter
        agitate
        swish
        move slightly
        change one's position
      • arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
        arouse
        rouse
        kindle
        inspire
        stimulate
        excite
        awaken
        waken
        quicken
        animate
        activate
        galvanize
        fire
        electrify
        whet
        enkindle
        Opposite:
        stultify
        noun
        1. a commotion:
          commotion
          disturbance
          fuss
          ado
          excitement
          flurry
          uproar
          ferment
          brouhaha
          furor
          turmoil
          sensation
          to-do
          hoo-ha
          hullabaloo
          flap
          splash
          kerfuffle
          song and dance
         

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        What is stir verb?
        Definition of stir verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [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.

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        What does stir mean in slang?
        1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement: gave the fire a stir. 2. A slight movement: slept soundly and barely made a stir. 3. An excited reaction or commotion: The news caused quite a stir in our family. [Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, to excite, agitate.] stir′rer n. n. Slang Prison.

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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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        Where did the word stir come from?
        The earliest known use of the verb stir is in the Old English period (pre-1150). stir is a word inherited from Germanic. stir, v. Old English– stirk, n. Old English–

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        What does it mean if you stir a liquid?
        If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon. Stir the soup for a few seconds. There was Mrs. Bellingham, stirring sugar into her tea. If you stir, you move slightly, for example because you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up. Eileen shook him, and he started to stir.

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        What does stir up mean?
        excite: to stir pity; to stir one's heart. to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually fol. by up): to stir up a people to rebellion. bestir: to stir oneself. to move, esp. in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them. to rouse from inactivity, quiet, contentment, indifference, etc. (usually fol. by up): to stir up his potential.

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      3. The verb "stir" has several definitions, including1234:
        • To cause an especially slight movement or change of position of something.
        • To disturb the quiet of something.
        • To mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern.
        • 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 verb 1 a : to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of tied so tightly he could scarcely stir a finger b : to disturb the quiet of : agitate often used with up the bear stirred up the bees

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        stir verb (MIX) Add to word list B1 [ I or T ] to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern: Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil. Stir the egg yolks into the mixture. She paused to stir some milk into her coffee. Slowly add the flour, stirring until completely blended.

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        Definition of stir verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary stir verb /stər/ Verb Forms mix [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.

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        verb (used with object),stirred, stir·ring. 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: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.

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        STIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

        1. to move an implement such as a spoon around in (a liquid) so as to mix up the constituents. she stirred the porridge. 2. to change or cause to change position; disturb or be disturbed. he stirred in his sleep.

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