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Synonyms for stirring


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stur-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɜr ɪŋ

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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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