stir

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /stɜː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /stɜːr/

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Verb

Plain form stir

Third-person singular stirs

Past tense stirred

Past participle stirred

Present participle stirring

1. If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

   He needed to stir the water into the flour

   She stirred the paint to mix the color.

   He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

2. If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

   The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.

Noun

Singular stir

Plural stirs

1. A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

   Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.