{
    "term": "stir",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "stir",
            "heSheIt": "stirs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "stirred",
        "pastParticiple": "stirred",
        "ingForm": "stirring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely",
            "sensetop": "stir somethingstir something into somethingstir something in",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She stirred her tea.",
                    "contextForm": "stir something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stir the paint before you use it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.",
                    "contextForm": "stir something into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.",
                    "contextForm": "stir something in"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Boil the mixture, stirring frequently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bring to the boil, stirring all the time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chop an onion and stir it into the sauce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gradually stir in the beaten egg."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stir over a medium heat for three minutes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["thoroughly", "well", "carefully"],
                "preposition": ["into"],
                "phrases": ["stir over a high, low, etc. heat"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to move, or to make something move, slightly",
            "sensetop": "stir something/somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She heard the baby stir in the next room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A slight breeze was stirring the branches.",
                    "contextForm": "stir something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A noise stirred me from sleep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nothing stirred except the wind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wind came in tiny puffs that hardly stirred the surface of the water."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["barely", "hardly", "slightly"],
                "phrases": ["stir in your sleep"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to move, or to make somebody move, in order to do something",
            "sensetop": "stir yourself/somebodystir somebody into/to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You haven't stirred from that chair all evening!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on, stir yourself. You're late!",
                    "contextForm": "stir yourself/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their complaints have finally stirred him into action.",
                    "contextForm": "stir somebody into/to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students stirred restlessly in their seats."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could hear the baby stirring in the next room."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly",
            "sensetop": "stir somebody stir somebody to something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a book that really stirs the imagination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was stirred by his sad story.",
                    "contextForm": "stir somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The preachers were stirred to new zeal.",
                    "contextForm": "stir somebody to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was stirred by the child's sad story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was not music to set hearts on fire or deeply stir the emotions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The encounter stirred long-forgotten feelings within her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This brutal killing has stirred the nation's conscience."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "up"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to begin to be felt",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A feeling of guilt began to stir in her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "New optimism was stirring throughout the country."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to try to cause trouble",
            "sensetop": "stir (it)",
            "labels": "(British English, informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're just stirring it!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody excited",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The atmosphere in a theatre never failed to stir her blood."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to begin to move; to hurry",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜː(r)/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stir__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜːz/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜːd/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirred__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirring__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜːr/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stir__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜːrz/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stɜːrd/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirred__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/stir/stirring__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’."
}