I.
noun
1 action of stirring
ADJECTIVE
▪ good ( esp. BrE )
VERB + STIR
▪ give sth
▪
Give the mixture a good ~.
2 general excitement or shock
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , great , real
▪ media , political (both esp. AmE )
VERB + STIR
▪ cause , create
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about , ~ over
▪
There was quite a ~ about the book.
▪ ~ among
▪
The discovery caused something of a ~ among physicists.
PHRASES
▪ quite a ~ , something of a ~ ( esp. BrE )
II.
verb
1 mix a liquid
ADVERB
▪ thoroughly , well
▪ carefully , gently
▪ vigorously
▪ gradually
▪ all the time ( BrE ), constantly , continuously , frequently
▪
Boil the mixture, stirring frequently.
▪
Bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
▪ occasionally
▪ together
▪ in
▪
Gradually ~ in the beaten egg.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
Chop an onion and ~ it into the sauce.
PHRASES
▪ ~ over a high, low, etc. heat
▪
Stir over a medium heat for three minutes.
2 move
ADVERB
▪ barely , hardly
▪
The wind hardly stirred the surface of the water.
▪ slightly
▪ slowly
▪ suddenly
▪ restlessly
▪
The students stirred restlessly in their seats.
▪ sleepily
▪ uneasily
PHRASES
▪ ~ in your sleep
3 make sb feel an emotion
ADVERB
▪ deeply
▪
It was not music to set hearts on fire or deeply ~ the emotions.
▪ up
▪
Going back there stirred up a lot of memories for her.
Stir is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ breeze , ↑ memory
Stir is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ batter , ↑ coffee , ↑ conscience , ↑ controversy , ↑ cup , ↑ debate , ↑ emotion , ↑ fire , ↑ flour , ↑ imagination , ↑ ingredient , ↑ memory , ↑ mixture , ↑ passion , ↑ pasta , ↑ pot , ↑ resentment , ↑ sauce , ↑ tea