Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stur]
- /stɜr/
- /stɜː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stur]
- /stɜr/
Definitions of stir word
- verb with object stir to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon. 1
- verb with object stir to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion: A soft breeze stirred the leaves. 1
- verb with object stir to affect strongly; excite: to stir pity; to stir one's heart. 1
- verb with object stir to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually followed by up): to stir up a people to rebellion. 1
- verb with object stir to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself. 1
- verb with object stir to move, especially in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them. 1
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Origin of stir
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm
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Parts of speech for Stir
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stir popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stir usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stir
noun stir
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
verb stir
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- admix — to mix or blend
- affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
Antonyms for stir
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