Transcription
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- [stur]
- /stɜr/
- /stɜːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stur]
- /stɜr/
Definitions of stirred word
- verb with object stirred 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 stirred to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion: A soft breeze stirred the leaves. 1
- verb with object stirred to affect strongly; excite: to stir pity; to stir one's heart. 1
- verb with object stirred to incite, instigate, or prompt (usually followed by up): to stir up a people to rebellion. 1
- verb with object stirred to move briskly; bestir: to stir oneself. 1
- verb with object stirred to move, especially in a slight way: He would not stir a finger to help them. 1
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Origin of stirred
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 Stirred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stirred 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stirred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stirred
adj stirred
- aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- beaten — Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people's feet, until it is hard.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- fired up — enthusiastic, excited
verb stirred
- awoke — Awoke is the past tense of awake.
- concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- fidgeted — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
- fishtailed — Simple past tense and past participle of fishtail.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
adjective stirred
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- excited — awakened
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- motivated — Provide (someone) with a motive for doing something.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
Antonyms for stirred
Top questions with stirred
- why shaken not stirred?
- what does stirred mean?
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