Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 30 compound words that contain stir. The most common are listed below. Open stir in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- stir upTo arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
- stir-fryTo fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.
- cause a stirTo cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.
- stir the potTo cause unrest or dissent [with with].
- stir-friedsimple past and past participle of stir-fry
- stand and stirA style of cookery television show in which the host demonstrates the preparation of food at a counter or a stove.
- stir barA short magnetic bar with a covering of, usually, Teflon; used with a magnetic stirrer in laboratory work to stir a chemical solution.
- stir-crazyOf a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.
- Stir-up SundayThe last Sunday before the season of Advent, on which families traditionally gather in their kitchens to prepare Christmas pudding.
- caused a stirsimple past and past participle of cause a stir
- causes a stirthird-person singular simple present indicative of cause a stir: To cause controversy, or raise a disturbance.
- causing a stirpresent participle and gerund of cause a stir
- stir up the animalsTo cause public discontent or controversy.
- stir barsplural of stir bar: A short magnetic bar with a covering of, usually, Teflon; used with a magnetic stirrer in laboratory work to stir a chemical solution.
- stir-friesplural of stir-fry: To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.
- stir-fryingpresent participle and gerund of stir-fry
- stir-fried ice creamSynonym of rolled ice cream: A sweetened frozen dessert resembling ice cream or gelato, formed into a rolled shape by stirring in air during cooling.
- stir up a hornets' nestTo do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.
- stir someone's bloodTo rouse the spirits of.
- stir plateA flat magnetic stirrer
- stir platesplural of stir plate: A flat magnetic stirrer
- stir a fingerSynonym of lift a finger: To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
- stir-frysplural of stir-fry: To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.
- stir-fried ice creamsplural of stir-fried ice cream: A sweetened frozen dessert resembling ice cream or gelato, formed into a rolled shape by stirring in air during cooling.
- stir the embersSynonym of fan the flames: To intensify or worsen an already difficult situation.
Compound words 30
- bestirTo put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
- upstirCommotion; disturbance, tumult.
- overstirTo stir too much.
- stirrableAble to be stirred.
- unstirHypothetically, to undo the act of stirring or being stirred.
- restirTo stir again.
- understirTo stir too little.
- stirlessMotionless, still.
- stirrageThe act of stirring
- stirrestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of stir