stir
1
[ stur ]
/ stɜr /
verb (used with object), stirred, stir·ring.
verb (used without object), stirred, stir·ring.
noun
Origin of stir
1
before 900; Middle English
stiren (v.), Old English
styrian; cognate with German
stören; akin to Old Norse
styrr disturbance; see
storm
synonym study for stir
17. See
ado.
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Definition for stir (2 of 2)
Origin of stir
2
1850–55; argot word of obscure origin; compare earlier argot
start in same sense
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British Dictionary definitions for stir (1 of 2)
stir
1
/ (stɜː) /
verb stirs, stirring or stirred
noun
See also
stir up
Derived forms of stir
stirrable, adjectiveWord Origin for stir
Old English
styrian; related to Middle High German
stürn to poke, stir, Norwegian
styrja to cause a commotion; see
storm,
sturgeon
British Dictionary definitions for stir (2 of 2)
Word Origin for stir
C19: perhaps from Romany
stariben prison
Idioms and Phrases with stir
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