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Uncommonstir
The correct spelling is stir.
How to pronounce stir
/stɜː/
nounIPA: /stɜː/
Say it like: Sti-r
The correct spelling is stir. The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.) For example: "Can you give the soup a little stir?"
Usage Examples
“Can you give the soup a little stir?”
“She stirred the pudding with a spoon.”
“Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
- 2.Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
- 3.Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
- 4.Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
- 5.Jail; prison.
verb
- 1.To incite to action
- 2.To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
- 3.To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
- 4.To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
- 5.To change the place of in any manner; to move.
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