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Verb The cake batter must be stirred for 10 minutes. Stir one cup of sugar into the batter. She was stirred from her sleep by the noise. The breeze stirred the leaves on the tree. We could see people stirring inside the shop. A good book can stir the imagination.
They could easily be stirred to become hostile as they have hardly any education and are prepared to follow a leader. From the Cambridge English Corpus When half of the thiocyanate solution was added, 25 ml of glacial acetic acid was dropped and the solution was stirred for two more hours.
stir verb (MIX) Add to word list. Add to word list. B1 [ I or T ] to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern: Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil. Stir the egg yolks into the mixture. She paused to stir some milk into her coffee.
The effort has stirred controversy, with business groups denouncing the plan as unnecessary and counterproductive. From The Hill. This shocking event stirred memories of my own surreal experience with the now famed entrepreneur, in and around two of his other homes. From Huffington Post.
verb (used with object) , stirred, stir·ring. to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon. Synonyms: raise, exert, inflame.
stirred. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team. Read more…. The wind stirred her curly hair, blowing it about her round face.
Definition of stir verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion: A soft breeze stirred the leaves. to affect strongly; excite : to stir pity; to stir one's heart. to incite, instigate, or provoke (usually followed by up ): to stir up a people to rebellion.
to mix or agitate (a liquid or other substance) with a continuous movement of a spoon, a stick, etc.:[ ~ + object] I stirred sugar into my coffee. to move in a fluttering, irregular motion: [ ~ + object] A soft breeze stirred the leaves. [ no object] The leaves stirred in the soft breeze.
If a particular memory, feeling, or mood stirs or is stirred in you, you begin to think about it or feel it. [ written ] Then a memory stirs in you and you start feeling anxious.
