stir

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stir
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Meanings
verb
  • move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.
    E.g. Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit
  • move or cause to move slightly.
    E.g. nothing stirred except the wind
  • arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite.
    E.g. they will be stirred to action by what is written
noun
  • a slight physical movement.
    E.g. I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir
  • a commotion.
    E.g. the event caused quite a stir
  • an act of stirring food or drink.
    E.g. he gives his Ovaltine a stir
noun
  • prison.
    E.g. I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

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