Collocations for "stir"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stir" in context.
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stir
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- stir the [pot, soup, gravy]
- stir it with a (wooden) spoon
- stir in the [vegetables, ingredients]
- stir out the lumps
- stirred [sugar, sweetener, cream] in her [tea, coffee]
- stirred [sugar] into his [tea]
- stir to [combine, dissolve, coat, mix, blend]
- stir over (a) [medium] heat
- stir until [smooth, melted, dissolved]
- stir [well, together, constantly, gently occasionally]
- nothing stirred [in the house, for hours]
- she stirred in her sleep
- but he didn't stir
- the [wind, breeze] stirred the [leaves, cat]
- stir the [crowd, public, spectators]
- stir them to action
- stir up the [office, emotions, town]
- stir up old [memories, feelings]
- stir up [controversy, trouble]
- (trying to) stir things up
- give it a [few, couple, of] stirs
- give it a [good, gentle] stir
- a few stirs of the [tea, coffee, cocktail, drink]
- a stir of [movement, dust, motion]
- a stir of the [head, body, legs]
- a stir of [anger, outrage, fury]
- [saw, noticed] a stir [in the bushes, outside]
- the [news, performance, artist] caused a stir
- cause a [great, significance] stir
- [feel, see, detect] a stir (of motion)
- a stir among the [crowd, viewers, population]
- a stir ran through the [crowd]
'stir' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):