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   stir

   /stər/

   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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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word stir as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to stir a mixture, stir up trouble, or stir one's emotions.

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   Stirred is the past tense and past participle of stir, which means to move something around with a stick or a spoon. Learn how to use stirred in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of stir as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, idioms, and usage examples. Stir can mean to mix, to move, to cause emotion, or to excite.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word stirred as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and related terms. Find out how to pronounce stirred and its origin in different languages.

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   Definitions of stirred. adjective. set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend. synonyms: agitated. physically disturbed or set in motion. adjective. emotionally aroused. synonyms: aroused, stimulated, stirred up.

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   verb (used without object) , stirred, stir·ring. to move, especially slightly or lightly: Not a leaf stirred. to move around, especially briskly; be active: Everyone in the house was stirring. to become active, as from some rousing or quickening impulse. to be emotionally moved or strongly affected. to be in circulation, current, or afoot:

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTIRRED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of stirred from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of stirred. stirred. But he walked right into a storm, stirred up by his own words. From ABC News. I blushed violently, feeling myself stirred as if by an inner fire. From Huffington Post.