Stir
verb
To move something around, usually in a circular motion.
She stirred her coffee with a spoon.
Often appears as...
- stir a mixture
- stir the soup
verb
To cause someone to have an emotional reaction.
The movie stirred up many emotions within me.
Often appears as...
- stir emotions
- stir controversy
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Neutral
noun
A disturbance or excitement.
There was a big stir when the celebrity walked in.
Often appears as...
- cause a stir
- create a stir
Usage tips
Neutral
Colloquial
verb
To wake or rise from a place.
Don't stir from the bed until you feel better.
Often appears as...
- stir from bed
- stir to action
verb
To move something around, usually in a circular motion.
She stirred her coffee with a spoon.
Often appears as...
- stir a mixture
- stir the soup
verb
To cause someone to have an emotional reaction.
The movie stirred up many emotions within me.
Often appears as...
- stir emotions
- stir controversy
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A disturbance or excitement.
There was a big stir when the celebrity walked in.
Often appears as...
- cause a stir
- create a stir
Usage tips
Neutral
Colloquial
verb
To wake or rise from a place.
Don't stir from the bed until you feel better.
Often appears as...
- stir from bed
- stir to action
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Context
Often used in recipes and cooking to describe mixing ingredients smoothly.
Stir the batter until it's lump-free.
Pro Tip 2/2Beyond Circular
'Stir' can also mean to mix in any way, not only circular.
He stirred the paint thoroughly before starting.
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Context
Often used in recipes and cooking to describe mixing ingredients smoothly.
Stir the batter until it's lump-free.
Pro Tip 2/2Beyond Circular
'Stir' can also mean to mix in any way, not only circular.
He stirred the paint thoroughly before starting.
Pro Tip 1/2Cooking Context
Often used in recipes and cooking to describe mixing ingredients smoothly.
Stir the batter until it's lump-free.
Pro Tip 2/2Beyond Circular
'Stir' can also mean to mix in any way, not only circular.
He stirred the paint thoroughly before starting.
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What happens when you...
in order to lower it as quickly as possible. After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vitals continuously. If this is not possible, dousing in ice water and applying wet towels over the entire body can help.
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How the popsicle was...
It's frozen solid. But instead of throwing it out, Frank pulls the icy block of soda out of the glass by the embedded stir stick and, in a moment of vision, licks it. Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older,
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Is the world getting...
can be cast a stirring narrative, and I hope that people with greater artistic flare and rhetorical power than I can tell it better and spread it further. It goes something like this. We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order
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Discovering Wildlife in...
old. But you can see how important it was to these people. People spend a lot of money on their wedding, But back then people spent a lot of money on their death. But even though the dead were lying quiet, other creatures were stirring.
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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
blended with rice and wheat without preservatives just like dehydrated vegetables our product also has a very long shelf life or more than three years in fact you can even have a hot soup also you can stir your sugar and have your tea
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The history of our world...
And in a chemically more complex universe, it's possible to make more things. And what starts happening is that, around young suns, young stars, all these elements combine, they swirl around, the energy of the star stirs them around,
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
They stirred my imagination. They opened up new worlds for me. But the unintended consequence was that I did not know that people like me could exist in literature. So what the discovery of African writers did for me was
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Body Invaders PIPE National...
suddenly they begin to stir into action for the past two weeks this surrogate womb has protected them but now they no longer need it to complete the next
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Hydrogels as an...
like sugar okay stir it up and we'll come back to this later the reason I'm talking to about hydrogels is because the world faces a food crisis look a
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Amazing Animal...
but spy tortoise has stirred new emotions for our spy creatures being immersed in the world of animals is not without its hazards
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What happens when you...
in order to lower it as quickly as possible. After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vitals continuously. If this is not possible, dousing in ice water and applying wet towels over the entire body can help.
Video examples
How the popsicle was...
It's frozen solid. But instead of throwing it out, Frank pulls the icy block of soda out of the glass by the embedded stir stick and, in a moment of vision, licks it. Delighted by his invention, Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends, and as he grows older,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
can be cast a stirring narrative, and I hope that people with greater artistic flare and rhetorical power than I can tell it better and spread it further. It goes something like this. We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
old. But you can see how important it was to these people. People spend a lot of money on their wedding, But back then people spent a lot of money on their death. But even though the dead were lying quiet, other creatures were stirring.
Video examples
A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
blended with rice and wheat without preservatives just like dehydrated vegetables our product also has a very long shelf life or more than three years in fact you can even have a hot soup also you can stir your sugar and have your tea
Video examples
The history of our world...
And in a chemically more complex universe, it's possible to make more things. And what starts happening is that, around young suns, young stars, all these elements combine, they swirl around, the energy of the star stirs them around,
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
They stirred my imagination. They opened up new worlds for me. But the unintended consequence was that I did not know that people like me could exist in literature. So what the discovery of African writers did for me was
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Body Invaders PIPE National...
suddenly they begin to stir into action for the past two weeks this surrogate womb has protected them but now they no longer need it to complete the next
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Hydrogels as an...
like sugar okay stir it up and we'll come back to this later the reason I'm talking to about hydrogels is because the world faces a food crisis look a
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Amazing Animal...
but spy tortoise has stirred new emotions for our spy creatures being immersed in the world of animals is not without its hazards
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Quote examples
Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Young children especially are receiving so much of the world through their ears and their eyes, particularly if they're pre-literate. So engaging them with sound, particularly sound that stirs them emotionally because of the sequence of notes, will make them pay attention.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
If a subject excites us, if it stirs our deepest curiosity, or if we have to learn because the stakes are high, we pay much more attention. What we absorb sinks in.
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Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
We also maintain - again with perfect truth - that mystery is more than half of beauty, the element of strangeness that stirs the senses through the imagination.
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Russell Baker
American Journalist
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.
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Ruth Reichl
American Chef
Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party.
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Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
Music moves the deepest emotions, stirs buried memories, makes one forget yet creates new feelings and sometimes cures illness too.
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Rickey Henderson
American Athlete
To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
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Soichiro Honda
Japanese Businessman
The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred.
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Kurt Busiek
American Writer
I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect.
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Robert Southey
English Poet
What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
Young children especially are receiving so much of the world through their ears and their eyes, particularly if they're pre-literate. So engaging them with sound, particularly sound that stirs them emotionally because of the sequence of notes, will make them pay attention.
Quote examples
Robert Greene
English Playwright
If a subject excites us, if it stirs our deepest curiosity, or if we have to learn because the stakes are high, we pay much more attention. What we absorb sinks in.
Quote examples
Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
We also maintain - again with perfect truth - that mystery is more than half of beauty, the element of strangeness that stirs the senses through the imagination.
Quote examples
Russell Baker
American Journalist
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.
Quote examples
Ruth Reichl
American Chef
Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party.
Quote examples
Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
Music moves the deepest emotions, stirs buried memories, makes one forget yet creates new feelings and sometimes cures illness too.
Quote examples
Rickey Henderson
American Athlete
To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
Quote examples
Soichiro Honda
Japanese Businessman
The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred.
Quote examples
Kurt Busiek
American Writer
I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect.
Quote examples
Robert Southey
English Poet
What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?
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