Tra từ stir - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stir [stir stirs stirred stirring] verb, noun BrE [stɜː(r)] NAmE [stɜːr]
verb (-rr-)

MIX
1. transitive to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly
•~ sth She stirred her tea.
• Stir the paint before you use it.
•~ sth into sth The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.
•~ sth in Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.

MOVE
2. intransitive, transitive to move, or to make sth move, slightly
•She heard the baby stir in the next room.
•~ sth/sb A slight breeze was stirring the branches.
•A noise stirred me from sleep.
3. intransitive, transitive to move, or to make sb move, in order to do sth
•You haven't stirred from that chair all evening!
•~ yourself/sb Come on, stir yourself. You're late!
•Their complaints have finally stirred him into action.

FEELINGS
4. transitive ~ sb (to sth) to make sb excited or make them feel sth strongly
•a book that really stirs the imagination
•She was stirred by his sad story.
5. intransitive (of a feeling or a mood)to begin to be felt
•A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.
•New optimism was stirring throughout the country.

CAUSE TROUBLE
6. transitive, intransitive ~ (it) (BrE, informal, disapproving)to try to cause trouble
•You're just stirring it!
see also ↑stirrer
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.

Thesaurus:
stir verb T
•Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.
beat • • whip • • whisk • • blend • • mix •
stir/beat/whisk/blend/mix sth into sth
stir/beat/whisk/blend/mix A and B together
stir/beat/whisk/blend/mix ingredients
beat/whip/whisk cream/eggs/egg whites

Collocations:
Cooking
Preparing
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking
heat the oil in a frying pan
preheat/heat the oven/(BrE) the grill/(NAmE) the broiler
bring to (BrE) the boil/(NAmE) a boil
stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
reduce the heat
simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
brown the meat for 8-20 minutes
drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially NAmE) cookies/(BrE) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
toast bread/nuts
microwave food/popcorn/(BrE) a ready meal
Serving
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
dress/toss a salad
dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper

Synonyms:
mix
stir • mingle • blend
These words all refer to substances, qualities, ideas or feelings combining or being combined.
mix • to combine two or more substances, qualities, ideas or feelings, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated; to be combined in this way: ▪ Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. ◇ ▪ Oil and water do not mix.
stir • to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly: ▪ She stirred her tea.
mingle • to combine or be combined. Mingle can be used to talk about sounds, colours, feelings, ideas, qualities or substances. It is used in written English to talk about how a scene or event appears to sb or how they experience it: ▪ The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. ◇ ▪ He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret.
blend • to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together: ▪ Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.
mix or blend?
If you blend things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely than if you just mix them. Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food and substances. In this meaning blend is mostly used in the context of cooking. It is also used to talk about art, music, fashion, etc. with the meaning of ‘combine in an attractive way’.
to mix/mingle/blend (sth) with sth
to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth into sth
to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth together
to mix/stir/blend ingredients
to mix/mingle/blend flavours
to mix/blend colours
mixed/mingled feelings
to mix/stir/blend sth thoroughly/well/gently

Example Bank:
•Boil the mixture, stirring frequently.
•Bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
•Chop an onion and stir it into the sauce.
•Going back there stirred up a lot of memories for her.
•Gradually stir in the beaten egg.
•It was not music to set hearts on fire or deeply stir the emotions.
•Stir over a medium heat for three minutes.
•The students stirred restlessly in their seats.
•The wind came in tiny puffs that hardly stirred the surface of the water.
•The wind hardly stirred the surface of the water.
•He was stirred by the child's sad story.
•It's a book that really stirs the imagination.
•Nothing stirred except the wind.
•She could hear the baby stirring in the next room.
•The atmosphere in a theatre never failed to stir her blood.
•The encounter stirred long-forgotten feelings within her.
•The preachers were stirred to new zeal.
•This brutal killing has stirred the nation's conscience.
•You haven't stirred from that chair all evening!
Idioms: ↑stir the blood ▪ ↑stir your stumps
Derived: ↑stir somebody up ▪ ↑stir something up

noun
1. singular excitement, anger or shock that is felt by a number of people
Syn: ↑commotion
•Her resignation caused quite a stir.
2. countable, usually singular the action of stirring sth
•Could you give the rice a stir?

Word Origin:
Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.

Example Bank:
•The discovery caused something of a stir among physicists.
•There was quite a stir about the book.