am stirring
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present progressiveof stir (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
stirverb (used with object)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.
Example Sentences
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"Yes, and that is why I am stirring up the fire," answered Snap.
From Young Hunters of the Lake by Ralph Bonehill
I am stirring up the fires, that is just to make you comfortable; but there lacks a presence by the hearth; a soul to keep me company.
From Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn
"I am stirring," returned Aldred, who, indeed, was wielding the spoon with frantic zeal.
From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Angela Brazil