How To Use Stir In A Sentence

Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
Once the rice has absorbed the liquid add the next ladle, stirring all the time. Times, Sunday Times
Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
Stir in the sifted flour and cocoa powder. Times, Sunday Times

My ringworm worried her more than the swarms of rumors the local gossips were stirring.
To the cold syrup add the extracted juice and mix by stirring.
The writings of a great amoralist - a de Sade, a Stirner, a Nietzsche - can inspire a handful of murders in two centuries.
Foreign exchange deposit bargain is 42 stir thousand catty develop a financial product.
Had I known my ample posterior would have caused such a stir I would gladly have done anything to be less brazen.
I pose a question, one that bestirs itself to haunt me in a tuneful way each Christmas, and so I pass my quizzical spirit of Christmas past along to you … Did you “hang a shining star upon the highest bough” or merely “muddle through somehow” this Christmas season? Go ahead, hang a shining star upon the highest bough and... you know...
“When I mentioned Mr. Snow’s name belowdecks it stirred up quite a fuss,” she said. The Berrybender Narratives
'The first principles of commercial activity have retreated to earth's maziest penetralia, where no tides are! is it not so, Skepsey?' said Mr. Fenellan, whose initiative and exuberance in loquency had been restrained by a slight oppression, known to guests; especially to the guest in the earlier process of his magnification and illumination by virtue of a grand old wine; and also when the news he has to communicate may be a stir to unpleasant heaps. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
She was rarely astir later than 7 o'clock.
Add the molasses, corn oil, and maple syrup and, using a rubber spatula, gently stir to combine.
For the crust, stir the flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.
Remove saucepan and throw in chopped parsley & diced tomato, stirring through.
Strain, and stir the mustard powder into the liquid. The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home
Bring to the boil, add the gelatine and stir to combine. Times, Sunday Times
It can stir up strong emotions from the first notes heard, driving even the coldest of people to warm their hearts.
Wash and drain in a colander then stir leeks and thyme into the onion. Times, Sunday Times
Have you ever innocently bitten into a chunk of cayenne pepper in a spicy stir-fry?
I cooked stir-fried vegetables with noodles (I'm told that's chow mein) and beef in a black bean sauce.
Of course the 'nester' or 'punkin roller,' as we contemptuously called the small farmer, began sifting in here and there in spite of our guns, but he was only a mosquito bite in comparison with the trouble which our cow-punchers stirred up. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West
Then stir in the cinnamon, sugar, tomatoes, garlic and raisins.
Mix the flour, sugar and raisins together in a bowl then add the liquid, stirring well to combine.
As the morning slowly crept forward, more and more things began to stir.
Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the raw tomato smell disappears. Times, Sunday Times
The curtain rises with a flourish, stirring Norm's attention out of the room.
Mix this wet mixture into the dry ingredients with as few stirs as possible to give a wet, sloppy mixture. Times, Sunday Times
Both have maintained they have been hard-done by and both have stirred up a public furore over whether they are the victims of the justice system.
They will drink their wretched heartless stuff, such as they call claret, or wine of Medoc, or Bordeaux, or what not, with no more meaning than sour rennet, stirred with the pulp from the cider press, and strained through the cap of our Betty. Lorna Doone
Stir in the parsley and lemon zest and juice. The Sun
Stir in the flour mixture and the sultanas, adding just enough milk to make a soft dough. Times, Sunday Times
Add the vermouth, garlic and cayenne, boil the liquid away and start adding ladlefuls of the seaweed and saffron-flavoured vegetable stock, stirring vigorously all the while to aid absorption and prevent sticking.
Put the flour into a large bowl, then stir in the yeast and salt. The Sun
Serena, in particular, has caused a stir with her black studded tennis ensembles, the black Shox Boots from her Nike collection and the infamous black cat suit that was roundly deemed bootylicious.
Stir one third into the hot milk chocolate custard and the rest into the plain.
You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey.
Mao led the Cultural Revolution Authority in stirring up more animosity by calling the factional fighting “an extension of the struggle between the Communists and the Kuomintang”—without specifying which group was which. Wild Swans
Stir the egg yolks into the mixture.
Stir in enough additional flour to make soft dough.
Three parts" means three-quarters of a pint, and "skilly" is a fluid concoction of three quarts of oatmeal stirred into three buckets and a half of hot water. The People of the Abyss
They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
I've just noticed that the Cafe Car has a big jar of wooden - not plastic - coffee stirrers right there on the counter.
Stir in the suet, sugar, currants and lemon zest. Times, Sunday Times
Stowe gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female.
The day was Monday, 14th June, and by half past six the camp was astir. THE OPEN DOOR
News of the unusual discovery is stirring up a tempest among scientists, who are studying the storm to find out how it formed.
Put the tin on the hob over a medium heat and stir in the cornflour, plus the jelly. The Sun
Its stirring words aroused free men everywhere to defend the government.
He mistakenly characterizes spirituality as a pallid Platonic flight from the world or some kind of interiorized religious stirrings.
Next came scores of Yeshiva students singing stirring songs about the greatness of the Torah.
Meanwhile, cream the yeast in a bowl with the water and milk, then stir in the butter and keep stirring until it has melted into the mixture.
Instead of or in addition to a bonding primer, a bonding additive can be stirred into the first of two topcoats.
When the beans are cold he stirred in more fresh dill and enough strained Greek yoghurt to bind them into a soft dip.
Melt the butter with the oil in a spacious sauté pan and stir in the onions. Times, Sunday Times
Strangely, having run his fastest to get to her, Hyacinth seemed almost reluctant to knock at the door, or enter without knocking, and while he was hesitating on the doorstone her singing ceased, and she came out to see whose fleet footsteps had stirred the small stones of the pathway. The Hermit of Eyton Forest
He had seen that stare directed at errant Constables and felt a stir of pity for her.
Chop an onion and stir it into the sauce.
It is good with couscous, drizzled over char-grilled vegetables, thinned out with extra virgin olive oil for a spicy, rose-scented marinade or dressing, or stirred into mayonnaise and dolloped on to grilled fish or chicken.
Stir with a large metal spoon until combined. Times, Sunday Times
Make a huge open-faced vegetable omelet, for example, or try a quick chicken stir-fry and fold in a few eggs during the last two minutes of cooking.
Return this custard to the pan and stir constantly over a very gentle heat until it starts to thicken.
Green beans or stir-fried courgettes would be perfect to accompany.
A fitful breeze stirred the pale foliage over her head, now and then showering her with pink petals from the lingering blossoms; from beneath her rose the damp sweet fragrance of soft earth and green grass, nearby a meadow-lark sang plaintively; somewhere a robin called arrogantly to his mate in the nest; from the valley, stretching below the sloping orchard, a violet mist lifted. Red-Robin
As he expounded the philosophy of enterprise and free-market wealth creation, there was a stir of interest in the public gallery.
Almost a year has passed since one of the worst landslides recorded in Scotland wreaked devastation at Glen Ogle, near Stirling.
Her mistress, the lover of books and words, enjoyed the garden the most, sitting on the marble seat, admiring the green-blue-brown scenery with the simulated breeze stirring the bodhi leaves and crab-claw red heliconia. COG-WORK CAT • by Joyce Chng
Dentex and rainbow-colored wrasse snuffle the white sand below, stirring up a meal, while tiger-striped gobies lay among the rocks, waiting to snap the smaller fish up in turn. The Alluring Remoteness of Karpathos
The mixture was stirred until the solutions turned colorless.
I cooked the chicken, put it aside and stir-fried the vegetables.
Drain and mix into the sauce, then stir in the parsley, chives and pecorino cheese. Times, Sunday Times
Robert, the Casanova of the plains, was in a nicely stirred frenzy of desire and frustration.
She shook her head and laughed as she continued stirring her mochaccino.
We know that is pointless to stir a desire for free flight in people if they can't then find instructors to teach them.
Stir the fish sauce and white pepper into the stock. The Sun
Or the slithers of beef sirloin marinated in chilli and lime, stir-fried with vegetables and noodles.
Finally stirring from his chair, he stood to refold the quilt and drape it over the arm.
Mince up the meat and mix in some chopped parsley, pepper and salt; put the butter into a stewpan, and when it is dissolved mince up the pieces of onion very finely and fry that for two minutes, then stir in the flour. The Art of Living in Australia
Given the polygraph's dubious record, resistance to the lie detector has started to stir.
The crowd began to stir as they waited for the band to start.
The use of markets is prohibited for pregnant stock, stirks under six months and lambs under 12 weeks.
In unison, we all broke out in a stirring rendition of the Canadian national anthem.
Stir with a large metal spoon until combined. Times, Sunday Times
Check it every fifteen to twenty minutes, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot to make sure the meat is not sticking or, God forbid, scorching.
Bring to the boil and slowly add the arrowroot mixture, stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened.
A faint warm breeze stirred the hairs on his arm as the navy blue sky turned to black as the cicadas cheeped like mobile ringtones. Cheeseburger Gothic » Small Pepsi challenge.
Stir the pieces into the onion with another pinch of salt. Times, Sunday Times
Stir the petits pois and parsley into the shallots, then add the wine and enough stock to just cover. Times, Sunday Times
They prefer vegetarian versions of old favorites, such as pizza, chili, tacos, and stir-fries, that are relatively easy to adapt.
Stir the pork about until it turns white all the way through.
Give it a quick stir, turn the heat down and leave to simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes.
A poetaster's aesthetic feathers had been ruffled, but his humanity, anemic and amoral, had remained unstirred, somnolent, and moribund.
But my imagination, like Elstir engaged upon rendering some effect of perspective without reference to a knowledge of the laws of nature which he might quite well possess, depicted for me not what I knew but what it saw; what it saw, that is to say what the name shewed it. The Guermantes Way
When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts melt.
Maybe it is time that Taiwan's intellectuals step forward and launch another newspaper boycott - as was the case 10 years ago when the United Daily News injudiciously printed stories that appeared to be designed to stir up fear in Taiwan.
And the international community would be empowered to at least officially recognize that something wicked is astir in Syria. Michael Hughes: UN Fiddles While Syria Burns
Stir the remaining fruit into the purée. Times, Sunday Times
Stir in the chocolate, then fold in the flour and semolina.
But the enemy of concord and the adversary of peace finding his projects to be thus illuded and condemned, and seeing the little fruit he had gotten by setting them all by the ears, resolved once again to try his wits, and stir up new discords and troubles, which befel in this manner. The Fourth Book. XVIII. Wherein Are Decided the Controversies of the Helmet of Mambrino and of the Pannel, with Other Strange and Most True Adventures
Whip the cream until it just holds its shape and then stir in the sugar and sift in the cocoa.
Former prime minister Ivan Kostov has stirred up further controversy on the Brady bond swop with a letter urging his successor Simeon Saxe-Coburg to call off the deal.
Combine the dry ingredients with as few stirs as possible to give a wet, sloppy mixture. The Sun
Similar cosmological impressions stir in "gnostic" tracts dating from Sumer, Egypt, Persia, India, the Far East, Greece, Anatolia, etc., - not to mention Christianity - eg. the cosmic Christ - or - "cosmocrator". Propeller Most Popular Stories
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the sugar.
A cluster of blossoms, when the wind stirs them, shake out a kind of aeolian melody, and it was that which so entranced Ala a few moments ago. A Columbus of Space
So shelve that sugar and stir honey crystals into your brownie batter instead.
He gave the pot one final stir before turning around so he could properly talk to her.
When the man found that we were going to stay all night he bestirred himself, dragged some of the things to one side and put down a shake-down of pulu (the silky covering of the fronds of one species of tree-fern), with a sheet over it, and a gay quilt of orange and red cotton. The Hawaiian Archipelago
Stir in the Sweetex Granulated then stir in enough water to form a soft dough.
When news of the gruesome homicide began to trickle out, the Washington Post newsroom was astir.
Leave to cool before stirring in cranberries. The Sun
We took him away, and cleaned him - the removal of vast amounts of dirt did quite a lot, and when the Godmother asked us to come by today, I finally bestirred myself to get out the acrylics, and poodlefake.
The duty-free allotment is per capita, not per stirpes. What stuff
Cook 2 cups milk, 6 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder and 1/4 teaspoon chili powder over medium-low heat, stirring, until smooth.
Close by the stir of the great city, with all its fret and chafe and storm of life, in the desolate garden of that sombre house, and under the withering eyes of relentless Crime, revived the Arcady of old, -- the scene vocal to the reeds of idyllist and shepherd; and in the midst of the iron Tragedy, harmlessly and unconsciously arose the strain of the Pastoral Music. Lucretia — Complete
She did not feel even the slightest stir of love for him.
This can stir proposals and promises or your first meeting with the love of your life. The Sun
A new political party in New Zealand is hoping to cause a big stir at next year's election.
Bring to the boil, add the blended cornflour and stir well. Times, Sunday Times
First, the council are of opinion that you should now begin to stir in the thirlage cause; and they think they will be able, from evidence NOVITER REPERTUM, to enable you to amend your condescendence upon the use and wont of the burgh, touching the GRANA INVECTA ET ILLATA. Redgauntlet
Things are beginning to stir in Lancaster's Ryelands Park this spring and local people are needed to help turn the breeze into a whirlwind.
Add the oats to thicken the mixture and stir until it is nice and creamy.
And, sure enough, there was Kennedy, with rueful face and a maudlin romaunt about a moonlit meeting with a swarm of painted Sioux, over which the stable guard were making merry and stirring the trooper's soul to wrath ungovernable. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier
You don't add the peanut butter until after you've stirred in the honey.
Return the pan to the heat and stir.
Bottom trawling (scraping large nets across the seabed) kills coral, stirs up sediment causing pollutants to migrate into seaweed and other fish feed, and scoops up large amounts of by-catch -- other sealife, like turtles and dolphins unintentionally caught and wasted. Cathy Erway: The Pescatore's Dilemma
What followed was a chaotic period in which Sparta, Thebes, and a renascent Athens jostled for power, with Persia stirring the pot.
But so far has he been from stirring and taking away that which is, or contradicting that which evidently appears, that he casts not so much as one single word out of the accustomed use; but taking away all figurative fraud that might hurt or endamage things, he again restored the ordinary and useful signification to words in these verses: - Essays and Miscellanies
Add vanilla, ground almonds, flour and salt, stirring until mixture is evenly combined.
If you don't stir it, the porridge on the base of the pan will reach the high temperature of the hot plate and carbonise - ie burn!
Pens and cocktail stirrers made of the same material look innovative.
When Bernard went to the canteen there was a stir, a breath of recognition.
Could you give the rice a stir?
If a word stirs your feelings in one way and those of some of your readers in another, you cannot use that word safely; in spite of the most careful definitions and disclaimers the emotional bias will creep in and twist the effect of your words in the minds of some of your audience. The Making of Arguments
These sculptural elements, which have polytheistic titles like "Purging Cyclops Being" and "Oval Tree Double Owls Oceania," are a little too friendly and puppetlike to stir the psyche. NYT > Home Page
Stir the chicken, parsley, carrot, artichoke hearts, pepper and onion into the couscous.
Not to bestir the busybodies at the FTC, but the limitations Time Warner and Cablevision place on their cable apps amount to an agreement not to compete. Cable, Innovative? You Don't Say!
Add onions and shortening to batter and stir to blend. Pour batter into skillet.
It can be anything from a rich and succulent casserole to a stir fry recipe with a subtle hint of the Orient.
Stir and serve with a twist of lemon or orange. Times, Sunday Times
He stirred the tea, fast, some slopped into the saucer as he watched the swirls disappear.
Stir-fry until crispy while you peel and finely chop the shallots. Times, Sunday Times
Having long had this match penciled in as a win, and on the back of two stirring victories, we were chock-a-block full of confidence that our recent good record against the Hooped Affair was going to continue.
Stir in chilli powder and cumin. The Sun
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and chilli flakes. Times, Sunday Times
I am a from another party blogging to make you think I am a "Labourite", so I can stir up trouble between you and your coalition partners :- Clever isn't it? What no Wales?
Little galliardise stirring, my lord," answered the knight. The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day
Mix the arrowroot with a little water, add to the sauce in the pan and bring to the boil stirring continuously.
Place the almonds on a baking sheet and bake them, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Gradually add the milk, stirring or whisking to form a sauce.
Stir the carrots and tomatoes into the soft onion. Times, Sunday Times
Stir in the anchovy paste and 1 tablespoon black pepper and cook for 1 minute longer.
As for Spain, she was hard pressed; French and American emissaries had stirred up strife in her colonies; and affairs were most "ticklish" in San Domingo. William Pitt and the Great War
He was more or less asleep and did not stir as his head was locked into place with straps fastened across his forehead. Times, Sunday Times
Stirling also had a pet project up his sleeve.
Stir until smooth. Cut bread into ten pieces.
Stir the softened, slow-cooked onions into the egg mixture and then pour the whole caboodle into an oiled non-stick circular 9 " cake tin.
The fact that Lainey and Madison seemed determined to stir up dram is annoying! Twilight Lexicon » David Slade Addresses Online Rumors
Your success can stir jealousy and this needs careful handling. The Sun
This week my wife gave me a present with an ulterior motive - a cast-iron wok with a book about stir-fry cooking.
The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.
Stir together then add the drained macaroni. Times, Sunday Times
And strangely, deep in a dusty fold of my cerebral cortex, something stirred. Times, Sunday Times
It settled to the ground with a soft susurration like stirring leaves.
It was so big that Newman had to use a canoe paddle from his river boat to stir it.
Last night I built the first fire I've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pull of watching the flames catch, of stirring the embers, and poking the logs until they burn brightly.
Stir and wash laundry up and down with stirring pulsator.
In the chick embryo, it was mainly confined to the study of the effects called forth by estirpation of limb primordia or implantation of additional wing or leg buds on their innervating motor and sensory nerve centers. Nobel Lecture The Nerve Growth Factor: Thirty-Five Years Later
A breeze stirred through the cusped arches that linked the pillars, and her clothes swirled around her. Shadow Princess
He dropped the spatula, picked up a spoon and stirred some sauce.
Stir in the paprika and curry powder. Times, Sunday Times
She didn't wake or stir when her parents entered the room.
Add chili sauce and lime juice and continue simmering, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
When sticky, add hot stock one ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed and the rice creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze.
It was brought into the station by the lord provost of Stirling, Colin O'Brien, accompanied by pipers to the tune of ‘Scots Wha Hae’.
Far too big and heavy for the average stove top, these are set on single-ring gas burners on the ground, and stirred with something more like an oar than a cooking utensil.
It will then be an offence to act with the intention of stirring up religious hatred. Times, Sunday Times
Just before serving, stir in the chopped coriander.
Combine the dry ingredients with as few stirs as possible to give a wet, sloppy mixture. The Sun
One of the pandies stirred, and pulled himself up on one knee; Wheeler, his arm still round the babu, whipped up his revolver and fired, and the pandy flopped back in the dust. Fiancée
She didn't stir at all when she got back her wedding ring.
It was not music to set hearts on fire or deeply stir the emotions.
Earlier this afternoon, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delivered a stirring commentary on NPR's All Things Considered (originally written for TheRoot. com) in which he compared today to the day after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and shared the reaction of Frederick Douglass, Erik Ose: Yes We Can, Said Barack Obama, And We Did
The challengers include two congressmen and a heterodox former Republican senator who stirs strong emotions on both sides of the political fence.
Turn heat on low, and slowly stir in cottage cheese mixture.
Bricolage certainly jars and stirs the imagination, but is bricolage enough for reform?
In spare yet stirring prose, she recounts the life of her great-aunt Arizona, who "was born in a log cabin her papa built. .. in the Blue Ridge Mountains."
Nicho set to work cleaning and chopping the chard, which we sautéed quickly with olive oil, a dash of white wine, sea salt, and - at Nicho's wise suggestion - a few dabs of Dijon mustard stirred in at the very end.
Excellent imaging and detailed channel separation, along with the aforementioned stirring score gives this disc a memorable sound.
Return to pan over low heat and stir in cream, nutmeg, pepper and salt. The Sun
Then reduce the heat to the barest simmer, stirring the chicken occasionally. Grilled Javanese Chicken
My first kitchen instruction was how to stir with a spurtle porridge made with water, eaten with salt and butter. Times, Sunday Times
When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts melt.
Cover and leave for five minutes then fluff up and stir in grilled courgette and aubergine and chopped parsley and mint. Times, Sunday Times
Place the flour and salt in a large bowl and stir in the sugar and yeast, making a well in the centre. The Sun
Bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
Add the mix to the hot juice and stir until the gelatine has dissolved. The Sun

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