Added 8 October 2026
stir
/stɜː/ verb
In Latin: commoveō Wiktionary
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To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
She stirred the pudding with a spoon.
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To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.
Would you please stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?
- To emotionally affect; to touch, to move.
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Origin
From Middle English stiren, sturien, steren, from Old English styrian (“to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *sturiz (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), related to Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (“to destroy, disturb”). Cognate with Old Norse styrr (“turmoil, noise, confusion”), German stören (“to disturb”), Dutch storen (“to disturb”).
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