stir
1[ stur ]
/ stɜr /
verb (used with object), stirred, stir·ring.
verb (used without object), stirred, stir·ring.
noun
Words nearby stir
Origin of stir
1before 900; Middle English stiren (v.), Old English styrian; cognate with German stören; akin to Old Norse styrr disturbance; see storm
OTHER WORDS FROM stir
synonym study for stir
17. See ado.
Definition for stir (2 of 2)
Origin of stir
21850–55; argot word of obscure origin; compare earlier argot start in same sense
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British Dictionary definitions for stir (1 of 2)
stir1
/ (stɜː) /
verb stirs, stirring or stirred
noun
See also stir up
Derived forms of stir
stirrable, adjectiveWord Origin for stir
Old English styrian; related to Middle High German stürn to poke, stir, Norwegian styrja to cause a commotion; see storm, sturgeon
British Dictionary definitions for stir (2 of 2)
Word Origin for stir
C19: perhaps from Romany stariben prison
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Idioms and Phrases with stir
stir
In addition to the idioms beginning with stir
- stir up
- stir up a hornets' nest
also see:
- cause a commotion (stir)
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