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| stir [ stur ] |
verb (past and past participle stirred, present participle stir·ring, 3rd person present singular stirs) |
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1. transitive verb mix ingredients: to move a liquid around with a spoon, stick, or other implement in order to mix or cool the contents
  Slowly stir the cream into the soup.
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2. intransitive verb be able to be stirred: to be of a consistency that allows a spoon or other implement to be moved around
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3. transitive and intransitive verb move gently: to move gently, or make something do this
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4. intransitive verb leave place: to move or leave, especially from a favorite or usual place
The guards were told not to stir from their posts.
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5. intransitive verb move after resting: to get up and move about, especially after a rest
anyone stirring at this early hour
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6. transitive verb make somebody out: to rouse somebody into action
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7. transitive verb stimulate imagination: to stimulate something such as somebody's imagination or memory
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formal
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8. intransitive verb be felt: to begin to be experienced as an emotion
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formal
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Deep-seated bitterness stirred within him.
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9. transitive and intransitive verb make somebody emotional: to arouse a strong emotional reaction in somebody
music that never fails to stir me
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10. intransitive verb happen: to happen or be current
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informal
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What's stirring this week on Capitol Hill?
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noun (plural stirs) |
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1. act of stirring: an act or instance of stirring a liquid
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2. commotion: a lively reaction, usually either excitement or controversy
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3. slight movement: a gentle movement
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| [ Old English styrian "agitate" < Indo-European, "to whirl"] |
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| stir·ra·ble adjective |
| stir·rer noun |
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