Antonyms for stir

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : stur

Phonetic Transcription : stɜr

Definition of stir

Origin : Old English styrian, from Proto-Germanic *sturjanan (cf. Middle Dutch stoeren, Dutch storen "to disturb," Old High German storan "to scatter, destroy," German stören "to disturb"), probably from the root of storm (q.v.). The noun sense of "commotion, disturbance, tumult" (late 14c., in phrase on steir) is probably from Old Norse styrr "disturbance, tumult" (see storm), from the same Proto-Germanic root; the sense of "movement, bustle" is probably from the English verb. Stir-fry (v.) is attested from 1959.

noun commotion, excitement
verb mix up, agitate
verb incite, stimulate
verb get up and going

Example sentences :

No, sir; I'm not gwine to stir from here till I git my twenty dollars!
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

Not a breeze can stir but it thrills us with the breath of autumn.
Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Not until there was a convulsive jerk of Dozier's elbow did he stir his folded arms.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

And yet it was a coward's blow, and one to stir the blood and loose the tongue of the most peaceful.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Stir until the eggs have thickened and then remove from the fire.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Mix the sugar and flour and stir them into the boiling water.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Mix and sift the dry ingredients and stir these into the mixture.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Add the remainder of the liquid and stir in half of the flour.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then stir in the remainder of the milk and half of the flour.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then stir in the graham flour, adding the nuts while kneading.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Synonyms for stir

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