WORD: STIR
MEANING:
1.
a. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
b. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
c. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
4.
a. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
b. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
5. To excite strong feelings in.
6. disturbance, upset
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sanjay Dutt leaves jail for unwell wife whose photos create stir
2. Her sudden death was quite a stir.
3. I gave a stir to the tea in order to dissolve the sugar.
PRONOUNCE:
stir - स्टर
LINK: STIR
MEANING:
1.
a. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
b. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
c. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
4.
a. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
b. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
5. To excite strong feelings in.
6. disturbance, upset
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sanjay Dutt leaves jail for unwell wife whose photos create stir
2. Her sudden death was quite a stir.
3. I gave a stir to the tea in order to dissolve the sugar.
PRONOUNCE:
stir - स्टर
LINK: STIR
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