Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: stir
IPA transcription: [st'ɝ]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stir
    Meaning: move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
  • Synonyms: stir, shift, budge, agitate
    Meaning: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
  • Synonyms: stimulate, excite, stir
    Meaning: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
  • Synonyms: stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
    Meaning: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
  • Synonyms: touch, stir
    Meaning: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
  • Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, arouse, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth
    Meaning: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Usage examples
  • "I won't stir."
  • Stir until smooth.
  • He refused to stir.
  • The porter did not stir.
  • But Neeoka would not stir.
  • Stir in the yolk of an egg.
  • Music to stir the savage into life.
  • ‘Don’t stir from here, for his sake!
  • I could not move; I could not stir a finger.
  • Stir in flour until stiff enough to mould up.