stir
To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
Verb 4 meanings
To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
“She stirred the pudding with a spoon.”
To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.
“Would you please stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?”
To emotionally affect; to touch, to move.
To incite to action.
Noun 4 meanings
The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
“Can you give the soup a little stir?”
agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
“1668, John Denham, Of Prudence (poem). Why all these words, this clamour, and this stir?”
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
Etymology
From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”).
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STIR at a glance
STIR has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + R 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,498 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with stir
All rhymes- ASTIR5
- BESTIR8
- OVERSTIR11
- MAFTIR11
- SANTIR6
- UPSTIR8
One letter away
- STAR4
- STIM6
- SHIR7
- SAIR4
- SEIR4
- STIE4
- SMIR6
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