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[stɜː] verb I
1) [I/T] to move food or a liquid around using a spoon or other object
Stir the sauce gently over a low heat.[/ex]
2) [T] to make someone have a particular feeling or memory
This crime has stirred a lot of anger in the community.[/ex]
Seeing George again stirred old memories in me.[/ex]
3) [I/T] to move slightly, or to make someone or something move slightly
The curtains stirred gently in the breeze.[/ex]
Mary was asleep and didn't stir.[/ex]
- stir sth up
II
noun [singular]
stir [stɜː]
1) a situation in which a lot of people feel interested or angry
His speech caused quite a stir.[/ex]
2) the movement that you make with a spoon or other object when you move food or a liquid around

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