stirabout

stir·a·bout

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stur-uh-bout]
- /ˈstɜr əˌbaʊt/
- /ˈstɜːrəbaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stur-uh-bout]
- /ˈstɜr əˌbaʊt/

Definitions of stirabout word

noun stirabout porridge. 1
noun stirabout a kind of porridge originally made in Ireland 0
noun stirabout a bustling person 0

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Origin of stirabout

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; noun use of verb phrase stir about to stir up

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Parts of speech for Stirabout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stirabout

stirabout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

stirabout usage trend in Literature

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