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stir::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise |
| Type of | summon, call up |
| Has types | bedamn, anathemise, maledict, beshrew, bless, curse, imprecate, anathemize, damn |
| Verb group | provoke, kick up, evoke, call forth |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excite, shake, shake up, stimulate |
| Type of | elicit, kindle, fire, raise, evoke, enkindle, arouse, provoke |
| Has types | lift up, tickle, titillate, intoxicate, tempt, inspire, wind up, invigorate, invite, affright, thrill, arouse, pick up, turn on, uplift, scare, animate, sex, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, vibrate, fright, frighten, fuel |
| Derivation | stirrer |
stir::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | splash |
| Type of | commotion, to-do, hoo-ha, disruption, flutter, hurly burly, kerfuffle, disturbance, hoo-hah |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | agitation |
| Has types | sensation, electricity |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | work |
Examples of stir
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Sesame seeds make a lovely topping for salads, stir-fry recipes and rice pilafs.
From the dailyherald.com
Stir vigorously for about 3 minutes until the batter is well blended and creamy.
From the thenewstribune.com
Stir tuna and green onion into remaining mayonnaise mixture just until combined.
From the stltoday.com
Add sugar and bourbon, and continue to stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
From the courier-journal.com
Add the vinegar and stir to scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
From the post-gazette.com
Toward the end of the cooking time, stir peas, carrots and onions into the rice.
From the dispatch.com
Over low heat, stir in the orange zest and juice, Worcestershire and garlic oil.
From the sacbee.com
Stir a few drops of red food coloring into white icing, which will turn it pink.
From the time.com
Quite frankly, it's time you learned to cook something besides chicken stir-fry.
From the time.com
- A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
- Move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
- Emotional agitation and excitement
- Move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
- Bustle: a rapid active commotion
- Stimulate: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- Stir is a St. Louis, Missouri musical group.
- Stir is a 1984 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace in his feature directorial debut. The prison film was written by Bob Jewson, based upon his own experience while incarcerated as the actual prison riot at Bathurst Correctional Complex in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New ...
- The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements; Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar; Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions; To change the place of in any manner; to move; To disturb the relative position of the ...
