stir
搅动,搅拌,挑动,搅动了
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Definitions
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stirred, stir·ring.
- : to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- : 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 prompt: to stir up a people to rebellion.
- : to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself.
- : to move, especially in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them.
- : to rouse from inactivity, quiet, contentment, indifference, etc.: to stir up his potential.
- : to bring up for notice or discussion.
- : to disturb; trouble.
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stirred, stir·ring.
- : to move, especially slightly or lightly: Not a leaf stirred.
- : to move around, especially briskly; be active: Everyone in the house was stirring.
- : to become active, as from some rousing or quickening impulse.
- : to be emotionally moved or strongly affected.
- : to be in circulation, current, or afoot: Is there any news stirring?
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- : the act of stirring or moving.
- : the sound made by stirring or moving slightly.
- : a state or occasion of general excitement; commotion: The news created a stir.
- : a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling: a stir of hope.
- : a jog, poke, or thrust: He gave the refuse a stir with his foot.
- : movement, especially brisk and busy movement: There was too much clamor and stir for her.
Phrases
- stir up
- stir up a hornets' nest
- cause a commotion (stir)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Google’s recent change in algorithms that choose which titles show up in SERPs has caused quite a stir in the SEO community.
Add the 2 beaten eggs and stir-fry 1 minute until the eggs are just set but still a little runny.
The overall flavor of your stir-fry is going to be dependent on how you marinated your meat and the other seasonings you are using.
While those and other comments caused a stir in Jordan, King Abdullah could mostly ignore them as the musings of a disgruntled but insignificant political player.
Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
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.
Fleeing their homes, many Syrians left behind middle-class lives; most arrived with none of the mementos that stir memory.
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.”
The beauty, the mystery,—this fierce sunshine or something—stir——' She hesitated for a fraction of a second.
If it took years to do it, you shall never stir out of this house till it is done.
It was when the face and figure of a great tragedian began to haunt her imagination and stir her senses.
He wasn't the style of man that I'd care to stir up trouble with, judging from his size and the shape of his head.
Not until the servant had thrown open the door of the coach and deposited within the valise he carried, did Garnache stir.