Definitions for Stir

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Stir stir

Spelling: [stur]

IPA: /stɜr/

Stir is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in Stir (irst).

Definitions for Stir

noun

1. the act of stirring or moving.
2. the sound made by stirring or moving slightly.
3. a state or occasion of general excitement; commotion:
4. a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling:
5. a jog, poke, or thrust:
6. movement, especially brisk and busy movement:
7. prison.

verb (used with object)

1. 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:
2. to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion:
3. to affect strongly; excite:
4. to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually followed by up):
5. to move briskly; bestir:
6. to move, especially in a slight way:
7. to rouse from inactivity, quiet, contentment, indifference, etc. (usually followed by up):
8. to bring up for notice or discussion.
9. to disturb; trouble.

verb (used without object)

1. to move, especially slightly or lightly:
2. to move around, especially briskly; be active:
3. to become active, as from some rousing or quickening impulse.
4. to be emotionally moved or strongly affected.
5. to be in circulation, current, or afoot:

Origin of Stir

before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm

Examples for Stir

stir until the eggs have thickened and then remove from the fire.

No, sir; I'm not gwine to stir from here till I git my twenty dollars!

Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.

Fleeing their homes, many Syrians left behind middle-class lives; most arrived with none of the mementos that stir memory.

Not a breeze can stir but it thrills us with the breath of autumn.

In 2012, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon caused a stir when she told The New York Times that her lesbianism is a “choice.”

Not until there was a convulsive jerk of Dozier's elbow did he stir his folded arms.

stir in the frozen peas and chicken, taste for seasonings, and pour the mixture into six (2-cup) ovenproof serving bowls.

With a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate and cranberries until the dough is well mixed.

And yet it was a coward's blow, and one to stir the blood and loose the tongue of the most peaceful.