Stir+up

  • 31stir — 1. v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid etc.) to mix the ingredients or constituents. 2 a tr. cause to move or be disturbed, esp. slightly (a breeze stirred the lake). b intr. be or… …

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  • 32stir up — verb 1. try to stir up public opinion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑agitate, ↑foment • Derivationally related forms: ↑fomentation (for: ↑foment), ↑fomenter ( …

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  • 33Stir It Up — Infobox Single Name = Stir It Up [ Artist = The Wailers from Album = Released = 1967 Format = 7 Recorded = 1967 Genre = Reggae [ Length = mm:ss] Label = Wail n Soul m Writer = Bob Marley Producer = Bob Marley [ Certification = ] Chart position =… …

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  • 34stir — 01. Let the soup simmer for 15 minutes, [stirring] occasionally. 02. You d better [stir] your coffee; I put some honey in it, and it all sank to the bottom. 03. Be sure you [stir] the sauce regularly so that it doesn t burn. 04. The old woman… …

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  • 35stir — I [[t]stɜr[/t]] v. stirred, stir•ring, n. 1) to agitate (a liquid or other substance) with a continuous or repeated movement of an implement or one s hand 2) to set in tremulous, fluttering, or irregular motion 3) to affect strongly; excite: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36stir — I. verb (stirred; stirring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German stōren to scatter Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of b. to… …

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  • 37stir up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stir up : present tense I/you/we/they stir up he/she/it stirs up present participle stirring up past tense stirred up past participle stirred up 1) same as stir I, 2) stir up hatred/anger: He was accused of… …

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  • 38stir — Synonyms and related words: action, activate, activeness, activism, activity, actuate, actuation, ado, advance, affect, agitate, agitation, amalgamate, animate, annoy, arise, arouse, ascend, awake, awaken, back, back up, be turbulent, beat, beat… …

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  • 39stir*/ — [stɜː] verb I 1) [I/T] to move food or a liquid around using a spoon or other object Stir the sauce gently over a low heat.[/ex] 2) [T] to make someone have a particular feeling or memory This crime has stirred a lot of anger in the… …

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  • 40stir up — Synonyms and related words: abet, admix, aggravate, agitate, alloy, amalgamate, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, bemingle, blend, blow the coals, blow up, bristle, call forth, call up, chafe, churn, churn up, coalesce, combine,… …

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