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stirring

[stur-ing] / ˈstɜr ɪŋ /


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Turn the mixture over itself rather than stirring aggressively.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Not long ago, a re-armament programme on this scale would have alarmed Germany's neighbours, stirring the ghosts of Europe's dark past.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

We built Iran in our American kitchens and living rooms, and now the real one is stirring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

As a result, wrinkle structures are uncommon in rocks younger than about 540 million years old, when animal life rapidly diversified and began actively stirring ocean sediments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Wagons and carriages rumbled down the streets, stirring up clouds of flies from the manure left to broil in the July sun.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros