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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "stir"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move a spoon, etc. around in a liquid or other substance to completely mix it
Transitive: to stir food or drink
to stir definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the chef stirred the batter, the kitchen filled with the aroma of fresh cookies.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϕ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to motivate or prompt someone to engage in a specific course of action or behavior
Transitive: to stir sb to an action
to stir definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The injustice stirred the community to protest, demanding equal rights and fair treatment.
āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϜāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to mix an ingredient into a liquid or other substance by moving a spoon or another implement in a circular motion
Transitive: to stir an ingredient into liquid
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To enhance the taste, the cook stirred a pinch of salt into the boiling pasta water.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϰāĻžāρāϧ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āϜāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a subtle or slight movement
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the quiet room, the curtains stirred ever so slightly.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϘāϰ⧇, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āύāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to cause a reaction or disturbance in someone's emotional state
Transitive: to stir a reaction or emotion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heartfelt speech by the leader stirred the determination and passion of the team to achieve their goals.
āύ⧇āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to begin or prompt activity, often involving a notable change or movement
Transitive: to stir a change or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The introduction of innovative technology can stir a transformation in the way businesses operate.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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a sudden, energetic, or noisy activity or disturbance

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected announcement caused a stir in the office.
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a feeling of excitement, agitation, or strong emotion

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her speech created a stir of hope in the community.
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a short-lived but prominent or sensational occurrence, often in media or public attention

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A stir over the policy announcement dominated social media.

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