I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a breeze stirs/ruffles sth
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A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay.
a rousing/stirring speech (= making people feel excited and eager to do something )
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Thousands of people were inspired by his stirring speeches.
arouse/stir passions (= cause strong feelings in people )
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The case aroused passions throughout the country.
stir in/mix in ingredients (= add them by stirring or mixing )
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Heat the sauce gently, then stir in the remaining ingredients.
stir up hatred (= deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people )
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Right-wing parties tried to stir up hatred and exploit racial tension.
stir up people’s emotions (= deliberately try to make people have strong feelings )
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His speech roused the crowd and stirred up their emotions.
stirred up a hornets' nest
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The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
constantly
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Cook, stirring constantly until thickened; about 2 minutes. 4 Cool, stirring occasionally to prevent a skin forming.
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Cook, stirring constantly , 2 minutes.
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Return to the pan and heat gently, stirring constantly until the custard coats the back of the spoon.
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Cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly .
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Blend the egg and lemon mixture into the soup, stirring constantly .
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To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
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They should be stirred constantly until they are the required colour.
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Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly while mixture forms a paste.
continuously
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Slowly pour some of the hot milk on to the cornflour mixture, stirring continuously .
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Continue to simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring continuously .
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Bring to the boil, stirring continuously , and cook for 2-3 minutes, still stirring.
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Return meat to pan and cook for 1 min more, stirring continuously .
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Add the Risotto rice and, stirring continuously , cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Put grated cheese into a 7-inch fondue dish or enamelled iron casserole and melt gently, stirring continuously .
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Bring to the boil, stirring continuously .
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Cook the beans, stirring continuously , until they are heated through and look like thick porridge.
frequently
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Brown the onion, stirring frequently for five minutes.
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Keep the mixture at a bare simmer and stir frequently .
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Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes, stirring frequently , to seal the meat. 4.
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To prevent scorching, stir frequently and add water as soup thickens.
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Let the sauce almost imperceptibly bubble for fifteen to twenty minutes, stirring frequently .
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Cook the mushrooms in the bacon fat over high heat 10 minutes, stirring frequently , until golden brown.
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Add the beans and continue to heat covered for another 1/2 hour. Stir frequently .
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Add chili sauce and lime juice and continue simmering, stirring frequently , until sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
gently
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Gently stir in the other ingredients and arrange in scallop shells or on a plate.
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Gently stir rice into chicken mixture.
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Cook for a minute or two until it begins to set, then stir gently to lightly scramble. 4.
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Add 1 cup sugar for every pound of fruit, and stir gently .
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Remove large debris and disperse the cells in the sucrose by gently stirring with the needle.
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Add black-eyed peas and gently stir in.
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Cook for a further 4 minutes, stirring gently , frequently. 3.
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Gently stir , then pour over cooled filling in crust.
gradually
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Stir for about 1 minute, then gradually stir in the milk.
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Gradually stir in melted margarine and mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Gradually stir in the rest of the milk.
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Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring.
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Add the seasonings and the soy sauce, then gradually stir in the olive oil; add lemon juice.
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Gradually stir in flour mixture; mix well.
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Gradually stir in tea until smooth.
occasionally
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Cook, stirring constantly until thickened; about 2 minutes. 4 Cool, stirring occasionally to prevent a skin forming.
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Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally , 10 minutes or until tender but not brown.
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Place in a hot heavy-based pan or wok and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally .
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Reduce heat to low; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally .
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Stir in milk and soup and heat until bubbling, stirring occasionally .
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Cook over medium-low heat 3 to 4 minutes, or until well-blended, stirring occasionally .
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Continue cooking, stirring occasionally , until all the water from the beans has evaporated.
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Add peanuts and cook to 280 degrees. Stir occasionally and continue cooking to 305 degrees.
restlessly
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The students stir restlessly in their seats, shuffling their papers and capping their pens.
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The thought made her feel cold, causing her to stir restlessly .
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Charlie stirred restlessly as he leaned there.
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The horses stirred restlessly and the limbs of the thorns wriggled.
well
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Add the tomato pur e and stir well until heated through.
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Sprinkle with flour and stir well .
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Add the milk, adding sufficient milk until the mixture is sloppy but holds its shape. Stir well .
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Add stock, wine, tomatoes and okra. Stir well .
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Add a spoonful of the warm soup and stir well .
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Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, tomato paste and water and stir well .
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To dry Mix one part Glycerine with two-three parts hot water. Stir well .
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Add drained sauerkraut and stir well , scraping browned bits from bottom of pan.
■ NOUN
action
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The news is sure to stir local residents into action .
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The announcement that Tommy Morrison is HIV-positive has stirred California legislators to action .
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How can words stir anyone to action or even reflection if the accompanying music fails to quicken the pulse?
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But Charlton had only stirred the giant into action .
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The clock's chime also stirs other things into action , as explained below.
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The act of hearing and understanding the scriptures had aroused their emotions and stirred them to action .
coffee
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She was stirring the coffee in front of her, an innocent expression on her face as he came back to the table.
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Farris stirred in sugar and coffee creamer from their packets.
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He poured an inch of condensed milk into the mug plus four spoons of sugar and stirred the coffee before straining it.
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Win stirred his coffee , thought, sat, stirred.
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I use one spoon to eat the soup, another to stir the coffee and then the cereal.
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He looks down and stirs his coffee .
controversy
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And already it looks like stirring up fierce controversy .
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The dismissal of such people would stir up controversy the president would just as soon avoid.
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His remarks are nevertheless bound to stir controversy .
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When they stirred controversies , they were generally reported by the feature pages and gossip columns of newspapers.
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Male speaker Anybody with strong convictions that what he is doing is right is bound to stir up controversy .
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The course was moved to Reinhardt College in 1994, after complaints about its political overtones stirred a controversy at Kennesaw State.
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But his officials are stirring up their own controversy over social policy.
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But the role has put him at odds with the United States and stirred controversy in his own country.
emotion
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That was far too weak and mild a word for the emotions he stirred .
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The act of hearing and understanding the scriptures had aroused their emotions and stirred them to action.
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But beneath the careful cynicism she was aware of another, less comfortable, emotion stirring inside her.
hatred
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If their tendency is that they are likely or intended to stir up racial hatred , that is sufficient. 4.
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This has caused humanitarian problems that have helped to stir up racism and hatred .
heart
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When the land lies under the grip of the ice an ancient primaeval force stirs in the heart of the nation.
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Then, as she watched him, still hovering indecisively, she felt an odd compassion stir her heart .
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They surrounded Odysseus, weeping and laughing and welcoming him home until they stirred within his own heart the desire to weep.
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In several bitter conference meetings, Armey stirred the hearts of conservatives with passionate speeches against any vote on the issue.
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How could these, set beside Plato and Euclid, stir the mind and heart ?
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Grief stirred within Achilles' heart as he listened.
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So of course the boy would believe Duvall when he described the stirring in his heart that night.
imagination
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It can also stir the imagination for every parish Sunday and solemnity and right through Eastertide.
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Not much to stir the imagination here.
memory
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My memory was vaguely stirred when I saw the authors' name.
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And her hesitation hadn't even been caused by the grim memory his words had stirred up.
mixture
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Slowly pour some of the hot milk on to the cornflour mixture , stirring continuously.
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Combine vanilla and next 3 ingredients and add flour mixture stirring until well-blended.
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Pour on to the egg mixture , stirring all the time.
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Return mixture to pan, stir in cream, and heat through.
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If the mixture is stirred vigorously, the tin particles form a froth on the top that can be scraped off.
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Bring to a boil again, add cornstarch mixture and stir till slightly thickened.
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Bring to the boil and slowly add the arrowroot mixture , stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened.
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Add to oxtail mixture and cook, stirring , until thickened.
pot
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He could see a few of the other scullions nearby. standing on their stools stirring pots , wiping stoves, polishing stove-fronts.
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She could stir her own pots and pans at your feet while you cook dinner.
sauce
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Drain the pasta and stir into the sauce .
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Return the pasta to the same large kettle and stir in the sauce .
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Mix the cornflour with a little cold water and stir into the sauce .
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Add chili sauce and lime juice and continue simmering, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
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Bring to the boil and slowly add the arrowroot mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened.
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I miss smelling new smells and stirring new sauces and being surprised by the taste of something different.
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Bring to the boil, stirring until the sauce is clear and thickened.
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Blend cornstarch with cup cold water, stir into stew and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens.
soup
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My father went back to stirring the soup , which I could smell now above the cigar smoke.
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Another silence while I stir my soup .
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Stephan hummed a little tune and stirred his soup .
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Plump, juicy toes stirred into the soup .
sugar
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Add the kilo of sugar and stir water, sugar and wort until they are more or less dissolved.
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Farris stirred in sugar and coffee creamer from their packets.
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Mix together the lemon juice and freshly squeezed orange juice, then stir in the caster sugar .
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Put the sugar and water into the pot and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
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Stir in remaining ingredients and gently cook, stirring until sugar dissolves.
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Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
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Reduce heat to low and stir in sugar and butter.
tea
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I hate having my tea stirred for me, I'd rather stir my own tea.
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Sitting in the booth, he stirred his unsweetened tea as if it were poison.
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The effect of which is similar to stirring a cup of tea .
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Gradually stir in tea until smooth.
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He continued to stir his tea , as if there might be something in there to stir.
trouble
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Don't deliberately stir up trouble . 5 Pray for the person that is picking on you.
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When Hercules arrived she met him kindly and told him she would give him the girdle, but Hera stirred up trouble .
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And, of course, if he did stir up trouble he could always be put inside again.
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We appreciate the investment, without which we would be unable to stir up the trouble that gives our lives meaning.
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While all this was going on agents of Naggaroth were abroad throughout the Old World stirring up trouble .
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For lawyers, unlike most accountants, love to stir up trouble .
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Whenever there is a chance, she and her partners will emerge and stir up trouble .
wind
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A wind stirred his hair, fanned Madra's out behind her.
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He had others in his grizzled russet tonsure, dropped from the higher branches as the wind stirred them.
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There wasn't enough wind to stir a lock of hair, but I didn't want the noise of the outboard.
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But ocean currents, wind and tides stir the waters.
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For a few seconds, the wind picked up, stirring the dust.
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The open savannah is marked by cattle trails that disappear whenever a strong gust of wind stirs up the dust.
■ VERB
add
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With grace, preferably, which adds an uplifting, stirring , Homeric touch.
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Combine vanilla and next 3 ingredients and add flour mixture stirring until well-blended.
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Remove the pan from the heat and gradually add the beer, stirring constantly.
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When all the cornmeal is added , begin stirring with a long-handled wooden spoon.
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Gradually add the milk, stirring , and bring the mixture to the boil.
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Remove from heat. Add baking soda and stir quickly until mixture foams.
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Gradually add to pan, stirring until thickened.
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Dice 1 mango; puree the other. Add to skillet and stir to blend.
begin
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Miguel began to stir , and opened his eyes.
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When all the cornmeal is added, begin stirring with a long-handled wooden spoon.
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Scraps of paper, previously sodden, begin to stir in the gutters.
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The farm animals begin to stir , the roosters consider crowing.
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My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket.
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It was foolish, just to feel different because of her hair, but excitement had begun stirring within her.
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As soon as the mixture begins to set, stir in the essences. 6.
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When did the doubts begin to stir ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Stir the paint to make sure that the colours are thoroughly mixed.
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Add the grated cheese to the sauce and stir it in.
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As I entered the room, she stirred slightly, then went back to sleep.
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Could you stir the spaghetti sauce for me?
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I watched him as he stirred sugar into his coffee.
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Roger momentarily stirred, turned in the bed and murmured something inaudible.
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The crowd began to stir as the band walked on stage.
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The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes.
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When the butter has melted, stir in the soy sauce and ginger.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add remaining ingredients and stir until the fondue thickens slightly.
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Add the Risotto rice and, stirring continuously, cook for 2-3 minutes.
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George stirred and reluctantly opened his eyes.
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Nothing stirs, either in the offices or at the crossroads.
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Pregnancy in some women and men stirs up issues that previously appeared to be settled.
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Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often, until liquid evaporates, leaving a thick paste.
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The Fed continues to hold growth back arbitrarily, spooked by inflation that has shown no signs of stirring for years.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
cause
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Later still, the place caused a stir by refusing service to then-Sen.
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He also caused a stir with his purchase in 1896 and resale in segments of the Trafford Park estate in Manchester.
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In the marketplace he caused no stir .
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They are marvellously done, and they have caused a stir of approval in this country, while also raising doubts.
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If I may say so, it caused quite a stir .
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Finding it caused quite a stir in the brass band world.
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Then some of the Cowboys players caused a stir when they hired a limousine to take them to practice.
create
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One day a lad called Stanley Wallace created a real stir .
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Emygdius' ability to evangelize created such a stir that the newly appointed bishop was beheaded.
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According to Al Perry, the strength of their new work is creating quite a stir around the studio.
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Alternatively, they create a stir at a local level.
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But two companies are creating a stir with their innovative ways of delivering that information.
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There is something about pavements which creates a great stir , and it became the focus of attention.
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Derek, a somewhat burly intense salesman in his early thirties, created a stir wherever he went.
give
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He gave the soup a stir .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As far as she's concerned I've been drug-free since I come out of stir .
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As the happy couple took their places there was a stir and a rising babble behind them.
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Giving it a brisk stir , she carried it carefully upstairs.
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One day a lad called Stanley Wallace created a real stir .