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Stir the soup before you taste it.
What does Stir mean?
to mix by moving something around.
Dictionary definition
To move a liquid or mixture around with a spoon or tool; also to cause activity or feeling.
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Stir in a sentence
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The baker used a spoon to stir the batter until it was smooth.
hard
A powerful speech can stir strong feelings in an audience.
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Practice 1
What does stir mean?
Stir means to mix by moving something around.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to stir?
Mix is close in meaning to stir.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for stir?
Still contrasts with stir in this context.
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WordStir.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningStir means to mix by moving something around.
ExampleExample: Stir the soup before you taste it.
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Word family
Stir word family
Base word
stir
verb
stirs
Stir now or often.
verb
stirred
Stir in the past.
verb
stirring
Stir happening now.
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Hint for students
to mix by moving something around.
Common mix-up
Stir is not the same as still. Stir means to mix by moving something around.
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Read this model sentence: The baker used a spoon to stir the batter until it was smooth. Clue words: baker, used, spoon. Underline clue words that show why stir fits instead of still. Now write one new sentence that shows stir without using the word stir. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show stir?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The baker used a spoon to stir the batter until it was smooth." Why does stir fit better than still?
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