āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to stir
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āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to move a spoon, etc. around in a liquid or other substance to completely mix it
Transitive: to stir food or drink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the chef stirred the batter, the kitchen filled with the aroma of fresh cookies.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āϝāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϧ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to motivate or prompt someone to engage in a specific course of action or behavior
Transitive: to stir sb to an action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The injustice stirred the community to protest, demanding equal rights and fair treatment.
āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To enhance the taste, the cook stirred a pinch of salt into the boiling pasta water.
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ, āϰāĻžāĻāϧā§āύāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻāύā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻā§āĻāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to make a subtle or slight movement
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the quiet room, the curtains stirred ever so slightly.
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰā§, āĻĒāϰā§āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āύāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to cause a reaction or disturbance in someone's emotional state
Transitive: to stir a reaction or emotion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heartfelt speech by the leader stirred the determination and passion of the team to achieve their goals.
āύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻž āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻ
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to begin or prompt activity, often involving a notable change or movement
Transitive: to stir a change or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The introduction of innovative technology can stir a transformation in the way businesses operate.
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āĻāĻŋāύāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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a sudden, energetic, or noisy activity or disturbance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected announcement caused a stir in the office.
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a feeling of excitement, agitation, or strong emotion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A stir over the policy announcement dominated social media.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stirred
stirrer
stirring
stir
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