Meaning
To move a liquid or food around with a spoon.
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Word origin
From Old English styrian, meaning to move or set in motion.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- styrian
Grammar
Examples
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Here "stir" means to move it around with a spoon.
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"Stirred" is the past form of "stir".
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"Stirs" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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