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stir1 /stûr/ (Scot steer /stēr/, Spenser stire or styre /stīr/) transitive verb (stirrˈing; stirred)- To set in motion
- To move around
- To move (something, esp in liquid or powder form) around by continuous or repeated, usu circular, movements of a spoon or other implement through it, eg in order to mix its constituents
- To disturb
- To rouse
- To move to activity
- To excite
- To move, raise, moot (eg a question) (now rare)
intransitive verb- To make a movement
- To begin to move
- To be able to be stirred
- To go about
- To be active or excited
- (esp in prp) to be out of bed
- To go forth
- To cause trouble or dissension (informal)
noun- Movement
- Slight movement
- Activity
- Commotion
- Sensation
- An act of stirring
ORIGIN: OE styrian; Du storen, Ger stören to disturb stirˈless adjective Without stir stirred adjective stirrˈer noun - A person who or thing that stirs
- A person that stirs up trouble, a troublemaker (informal)
stirrˈing noun and adjective stirrˈingly adverb stirˈabout noun (Anglo-Irish) - Porridge
- A bustle or commotion
- A bustling person
adjective Busy, active stirˈ-fry transitive verb and intransitive verb To fry (food) rapidly while stirring it in the pan noun A dish so prepared stir abroad, forth or out (old or dialect) To go out of doors stir up - To excite
- To incite
- To arouse
- To mix by stirring
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