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Synonyms for stirring
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stur-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɜr ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for stirring
Définition of stirring
Origin :- "a beginning to move," mid-14c., verbal noun from stir (v). Figurative sense by late 14c. Related: Stirrings.
- adj moving, rousing
- The captain had told him to be back in an hour, and he felt that it was time for him to be stirring.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- What I hear at night is the creaking of stairs, when I know that nobody ought to be stirring.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- When Nicias had concluded his stirring appeal, the embarkation of the troops began.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- This was done, and I was up and dressed before any other member of the family was stirring.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The liquor of oysters should never be thickened by stirring in flour.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- The gravy will be improved by stirring into it a glass of port wine.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Pat them in salt and water for two days, stirring them frequently.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Cover it, and let it stand by the fire till it has dissolved, stirring it twice.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Set it on hot coals, and simmer it slowly, stirring it all the time.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Then add the prunes one at a time, stirring the whole very hard.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
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