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4 VERB If something stirs or if the wind stirs it, it moves gently in the wind. [WRITTEN ] □ [V ] Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze. □ [V n] Not a breath of fresh air stirred the long white curtains.

5 VERB If a particular memory, feeling, or mood stirs or is stirred in you, you begin to think about it or feel it. [WRITTEN ] □ [V + in ] Then a memory stirs in you and you start feeling anxious. □ [V n + in ] Amy remembered the anger he had stirred in her. □ [V ] Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen.

6 N‑SING If an event causes a stir , it causes great excitement, shock, or anger among people. □  His film has caused a stir in America.

7 → see also stirring

▸  stir up

1 PHRASAL VERB If something stirs up dust or stirs up mud in water, it causes it to rise up and move around. □ [V n P ] They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up. [Also V P n (not pron)]

2 PHRASAL VERB If you stir up a particular mood or situation, usually a bad one, you cause it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V P n] As usual, Harriet is trying to stir up trouble. □ [V n P ] I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up. SYNONYMS stir VERB 1

mix:Mix the ingredients together slowly.

blend:Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream.

whisk:In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining sugar and the yolks.

beat:Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken. COLLOCATIONS stir VERB

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stir+ adverb : constantly, continuously, well; gently, occasionally

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stir+ noun : anger, controversy, emotion, unrest; imagination, memory, soul

sti r-fry (stir-fries , stir-frying , stir-fried )

1 VERB If you stir-fry vegetables, meat, or fish, you cook small pieces of them quickly by stirring them in a small quantity of very hot oil. This method is often used in Chinese cookery. □ [V n] Stir-fry the vegetables until crisp. □ [V -ed] …stir-fried vegetables.

2 N‑COUNT A stir-fry is a Chinese dish consisting of small pieces of vegetables, meat, or fish which have been stir-fried. □  Serve the stir-fry with 'instant' noodles.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Stir-fry vegetables, meat, or fish or stir-fry dishes are cooked by the stir-fry method.

stir|rer /stɜː rə ^r / (stirrers ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a stirrer , you disapprove of them because they often try to cause trouble. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

stir|ring /stɜː r I ŋ/ (stirrings )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A stirring event, performance, or account of something makes people very excited or enthusiastic. □  The Prime Minister made a stirring speech. □  Stowe gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female.

2 N‑COUNT A stirring of a feeling or thought is the beginning of one. □ [+ of ] I feel a stirring of curiosity.

stir|rup /st I rəp, [AM ] stɜː r-/ (stirrups ) N‑COUNT Stirrups are the two metal loops which are attached to a horse's saddle by long pieces of leather. You place your feet in the stirrups when riding a horse.

stitch /st I tʃ/ (stitches , stitching , stitched )

1 VERB If you stitch cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration. □ [V n adv/prep] Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together. □ [V ] We stitched incessantly. □ [V n] …those patient ladies who stitched the magnificent medieval tapestries.

2 N‑COUNT Stitches are the short pieces of thread that have been sewn in a piece of cloth. □  …a row of straight stitches.