How To Use Stirring In A Sentence

  • Once the rice has absorbed the liquid add the next ladle, stirring all the time. 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.
  • Remove saucepan and throw in chopped parsley & diced tomato, stirring through.
  • Mix the flour, sugar and raisins together in a bowl then add the liquid, stirring well to combine.
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  • The curtain rises with a flourish, stirring Norm's attention out of the room.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
  • Stowe gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female.
  • News of the unusual discovery is stirring up a tempest among scientists, who are studying the storm to find out how it formed.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • She shook her head and laughed as she continued stirring her mochaccino.
  • Finally stirring from his chair, he stood to refold the quilt and drape it over the arm.
  • In unison, we all broke out in a stirring rendition of the Canadian national anthem.
  • 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.
  • When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts melt.
  • Leave to cool before stirring in cranberries. The Sun
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • It settled to the ground with a soft susurration like stirring leaves.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • It will then be an offence to act with the intention of stirring up religious hatred. Times, Sunday Times
  • 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
  • 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."
  • Excellent imaging and detailed channel separation, along with the aforementioned stirring score gives this disc a memorable sound.
  • Then reduce the heat to the barest simmer, stirring the chicken occasionally. Grilled Javanese Chicken
  • When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts melt.
  • Bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
  • What high-pressure or low-pressure rock fronts were stirring up the surface of the globe?
  • Do not stop stirring or leave the custard unattended during this stage, as it can easily split. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their New Year starts later than ours, when the first hints of spring are stirring and energy levels are beginning to pick up.
  • There was a soldier placed at the door with a drawn spado in his hand, to prevent our stirring out, which was quite unnecessary, as we knew not where to go if we had been at liberty. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
  • The sword image shows his ideal and leads to virile solemn and stirring style.
  • You'd have to be a robot not to feel some inner stirrings when you're looking at scenery like this. Times, Sunday Times
  • When sticky, add hot stock a ladle at a time, stirring until it is absorbed and the rice is creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
  • Melt half the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onion till soft and tender, stirring from time to time.
  • There's nothing wrong with being afraid - such a stirring event produces a wide roller-coaster of emotions.
  • Strain through a muslin bag and continue stirring until the cream cools and sets. Times, Sunday Times
  • This wasn't entirely unexpected; she's cutting molars and we often have a few nights with some stirring when that's going on.
  • He had been out, I believe, in 1715 and 1745, was an active partaker in all the stirring scenes which passed in the Highlands betwixt these memorable eras; and, I have heard, was remarkable, among other exploits, for having fought a duel with the broadsword with the celebrated Rob Roy MacGregor at the clachan of Balquidder. Waverley
  • In most of his works, he expressed his feelings and unyieldingness through description of things, showing a stirring, majestic character in a sad, bleak tone.
  • Most telling of all are the stirrings of disquiet in America, Israel's most steadfast ally.
  • Bring the water to a boil, add the salt and polenta and cook, stirring, until the polenta is creamy. Polenta with Fresh Cheese and Chard: Polenta con Requeson y Acelgas
  • Never have I listened to an album with such a range of emotions on top of such stirring music.
  • She remembered waking to the clink of a spoon in a cup; he was stirring honey into her tea. KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
  • Likewise in the evening just after sunset, there is a red afterglow in the west, birds begin to roost for the night, lovers meet to whisper sweet nothings to each other and we can imagine vampires might be stirring from their sleep.
  • Teaching American history without stirring accounts of non-white heroes and cultures is irresponsible as well as divisive.
  • The result is an effort that encompasses a multitude of styles, from funk and soul to stirring ballads constructed around strong melodies.
  • Various ingenious methods have been devised for stirring large quantities in more than one container simultaneously. Secrets of the Soil
  • She remembered waking to the clink of a spoon in a cup; he was stirring honey into her tea. KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
  • Mix the flour, sugar and raisins together in a bowl then add the liquid, stirring well to combine.
  • All are made by the freezing while stirring of the ingredient mix from which each is prepared.
  • Disappointment queerly stirring her, she opened her eyes a trifle and ventured a peep at him.
  • WASHINGTON The garden is planted; the seeds are stirring in freshly turned soil. A White House garden that produces more than vegetables
  • Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen.
  • Then in June last year came the first stirrings of alarm. Times, Sunday Times
  • Stir in milk and soup and heat until bubbling, stirring occasionally.
  • Ben picked up a cup and poured coffee into it, then laced in a liberal amount of cream and sugar, stirring it once.
  • Next time, the Suits at Hoover might want to ask for more help from the propeller heads in stirring up interest. The Internet and Productivity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • Stirring it around for a while, she then dished it up into a big bowl, put water into both her cooking pots, and took her dinner out onto the roof, where she ate among the stars.
  • Mrs. Twittle, the cook, smiled at her kindly while stirring an undoubtedly delicious brew in a large pot.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly while mixture forms a paste.
  • Shortly after, when the calm evening was dressed in all the gorgeous colours of a southern sunset, and whilst the military calls were sounding those stirring notes he loved to hear, my good horse was lowered to his rest among the nautili and wondrous seaflowers which floated round the ship. Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol
  • He had no interest in Malan, apart from an unexpected stirring of protective paternalism towards Kathryn, no interest whatsoever. THE LAST RAVEN
  • The reason the safety commission is suddenly bestirring itself is the federal government is moving to revise the Nuclear Liability Act.
  • Add the stock, a ladle at a time, stirring gently. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add the cornflour mixed with rice wine, and bring to the boil, stirring gently until the sauce thickens.
  • He writes of "her desire to be taught and instructed in the knowledge of God; her capableness of understanding; her aptnesse and willingnesse to recieve anie good impression, and also the spiritual, besides her owne incitements stirring me up hereunto. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings
  • For root vegetables, he dices them and cooks them in oven-proof glass or cast-iron baking dishes at 375 degrees, tossing and stirring after 20 minutes and cooking for a total of 40 minutes. What to do with your garden haul
  • Caldwell went on to say the researchers found that stirring up the bed bugs by spraying their environment with synthetic versions of their alarm pheromones makes them more likely to walk through agents called desiccant dusts, which kill the bugs by making them highly susceptible to dehydration. New Research Shows We May Finally Win The Battle Against Bed Bug Infestation
  • Bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add the unwashed rice, stirring into the buttery onion. Times, Sunday Times
  • All of which makes, of course, for a heady mix: the world groaning into wakefulness, the ice splitting, the tubers stirring, and the whole cosmic rhythm incorporated into a scene of priests solemnifying the return of the light of the world. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
  • Add the soured cream and cook, stirring, until just warm.
  • First stirrings occurred during the early decades of the eighteenth century. Christianity Today
  • She revealed plans to entertain herself in the house by bitching about the other housemates and said if her fellow housemates nominated her it would be for stirring things up.
  • Too many groups had been stirring up revolutionary expectations. Christianity Today
  • The wind was stirring in the bare branches of the lime trees outside. Seminary Boy
  • There are lots of stirring, wonderful songs on All In A Dream.
  • 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
  • Stirring in a splash of vermouth just adds more liquor.
  • This surrealism is particularly notable in Listen to Britain, a cinema-poem about the sounds of wartime London which reaches out of itself to become a stirring portrait of its people. GreenCine Daily: Weekend viewing in San Francisco.
  • Recurrent differences in estradiol and premarin stirring fk 506 polyp therapy for nondiffusible hepatic disorder rejection. Wii-volution
  • Not just a stirring defense of human rights, also a chance to use "repudiate" correctly. HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 3RD, 2010
  • Nor has he put forward a credible alternative to the fuel and food price rises now stirring popular discontent. Times, Sunday Times
  • There followed an appalling tensity; a prodigious gathering of force; a panic stirring concentration of energy. The Metal Monster
  • You can use an air popper, an electric popper, or one of those fancy self-stirring doohickeys, but all you really need to make good popcorn is a large, lidded skillet, pan or wok.
  • With that said, there's really nothing bad about this affair - it's mournful, haunting, stirring, elegiac…
  • So you can make a fizzy drink by stirring a teaspoon into a glass of fruit juice. The Sun
  • Combine the instant dashi or vegetable bouillon powder and boiling water in a saucepan, stirring well.
  • But a seismic shift took place in men's tennis when Rafael Nadal capped a stirring fortnight by holding off Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2 to win the Australian Open — the Spaniard's first Grand Slam on a hardcourt. Once in running for best ever, now Federer can't beat Nadal
  • Add the wine and keep stirring until it has cooked into the rice. Times, Sunday Times
  • Fry stood firm, stirring his men by example; he showed outstanding bravery and resolution. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is a soul-stirring, very football kind of thing. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nothing presented itself to my touch, although I felt as if I were stirring the thick, foetid air like a spoon through spoiled batter. NO BODY
  • This stirring philosophy was to be swept away with hurricane force. Preventing World War III - A Realistic Grand Strategy
  • Carry on adding stock and stirring until the liquid has thickened and the rice is just al dente. Times, Sunday Times
  • Pour in clams and half the broth, stirring well to deglaze the pot. A Simple Supper
  • Dressed in a simple and austere white, the students filled the auditorium with their stirring songs.
  • Groups of friends lay semi supine, tufts of pubic hair stirring in the sea breeze.
  • It was easier when the body politic watched the jiggling mammaries on TV and drank beer by the caseload to forget their domestic trifles, but that darn internet went from being a cybernetic version of the Home Shopping Network for fatasses incapable of bestirring themselves beyond their own barcalounger, to something that could actually be used to communicate concepts requiring critical thinking and studied responses. Firedoglake » It’s High Time for Some Truth
  • Black cats were everywhere and I also spotted a huge cut-out of a witch stirring her evil cauldron!
  • She peered at him, complacent, curious, blightingly unconscious of his emotions, and the young man felt a stirring of hot impatience. The Love Affairs of Pixie
  • He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her.
  • There were no stirrings in or about the outbuildings and to all appearances the place seemed forsaken. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
  • It is, sir," said the waiter, in reply to the "gusty" observation, stirring the fire while the traveller divested himself of his hat and greatcoat. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
  • Stirring chopped chocolate in a pan or bowl over hot, not simmering, water maintains an even, low temperature, resulting in glossy, firmly set chocolate.
  • You had big seasons in fat markets like Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston, and stirring improvement in self-obsessed New York. The Casual NBA Fan Is Half Out the Door
  • All experiments were made in quartz cuvettes, and the sample solutions were kept at constant stirring during the measurements.
  • The stirring drums give that song a rock undercurrent. The Sun
  • When articles like this start appearing in major newspapers, you know that something is stirring in the cause of English independence.
  • Aeration and stirring of the nutrient solution was performed using a compressed air pump and a magnetic stirrer, respectively.
  • Bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
  • The composite stabilizing agent is prepared from the raw materials including sucrose, sodium chloride, potassium sorbate and sodium hyposulfite by blending and stirring.
  • The performance is exceedingly professional and occasionally stirring, mostly when frontman Dougy Mandagi trades vocal wailing for wailing on a floor tom to join drummer Toby Dundas in creating a forceful, percussive rumble. FreeFest: Drama club with the Temper Trap
  • Calliope music played: a Strauss waltz, stirring and occasionally discordant. AMERICAN GODS
  • The goshawk dropped from its perch and shot straight at me, somehow streaking through the trees without stirring a branch.
  • Heat on top of the stove to a good sizzle, season well and sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • It is easy enough for an Aeolian harp to whisper music when the winds blow—the difficulty is for music to swell forth when no wind is stirring.
  • Mix the arrowroot with a little water, add to the sauce in the pan and bring to the boil stirring continuously.
  • Around the little valley, other families are stirring, stoking their fires, planning chores, coming to grips with another day in the wilds of Montana.
  • Social unrest and nationalistic stirrings were very prevalent.
  • And the woman draws herself up and delivers a stirring dialogue on her right to stay there and earn an honest living.
  • The cocoa powder, cocoa butter and sugar in bowl, stirring constantly.
  • Add the gravy granules, stirring until the liquid thickens a little. The Sun
  • Only a jackstraw heap of corpses and stirring near-dead marked where they had been. Starchild Omnibus
  • Add the miso, mirin and soy to the mushrooms, stirring well.
  • Cook lentils over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until they are tender but not completely cooked.
  • Add the heavy cream and milk, stirring continuously until smooth and velvety in consistency.
  • Add the mushrooms, stir gently until they begin to sweat, then add the milk, stirring again.
  • The dropping weights, connected to the paddlewheel by the cord through pulleys, caused the paddles to churn the water - like an old-fashioned ice cream maker stirring its custard.
  • He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her.
  • Cook, stirring, until bok choy is crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes, then pour the soy sauce mixture over the whole works. Archive 2009-05-01
  • Mirah's farewell look and words -- their exquisite appealingness stirring in him that deep-laid care for womanhood which had begun when his own lip was like a girl's -- her hold on his feeling had helped him to be blameless in word and deed under the difficult circumstances we know of. Daniel Deronda
  • Feel the stirrings of a sea breeze in your hair? Times, Sunday Times
  • To cook the eggplant, I peeled and cubed it, then microwave-cooked it for about 6-7 minutes, stirring evert 2 minutes. Archive 2007-11-01
  • Something is stirring on the south coast. Times, Sunday Times
  • First, the market's recent buoyancy is stirring investor greed.
  • But I feel a stirring of pride that so many of my countrymen have seen the hype - and remained impervious. Times, Sunday Times
  • Return to the heat and keep stirring (or use a globe whisk if it goes lumpy) until smooth. Times, Sunday Times
  • The wind was stirring in the bare branches of the lime trees outside. Seminary Boy
  • They flitted around the pit in agitated circles, their burring wings stirring up the rotten-egg stench. Etched in Bone
  • Add two tablespoons of honey and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the soap has melted.
  • 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
  • Combine the orange juice, orange flower water, Cointreau, honey, sultanas and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to melt the honey.
  • Has Stanley's ill-considered publication of this literary leviathan given license to a certain kind of rebarbative white animus toward any stirrings of black cultural ascendancy?
  • To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
  • Various ingenious methods have been devised for stirring large quantities in more than one container simultaneously. Secrets of the Soil
  • Having had to offer congratulations to one celeb couple yesterday, today The Sun is back on form, stirring up a spot of trouble.
  • Such stirring events provoked a range of responses, and those printed here are bitter, mournful, vitriolic, and celebratory in turn.
  • Looking from the drowsy room, which is the world of his body, into the stirring life outside, he who longs for the gay kindliness of comradely exertion can project himself into the glad errantries of nature. The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
  • Not he who feels the life of his people stirring within his own. Daniel Deronda
  • He saw her stirring the embers of the dying campfire and tiptoed stealthily up behind her.
  • ‘I was stirring my tea, and the spoon got hot in my hand,’ he says.
  • There were powers stirring this night, strange things beyond his ken.
  • It risks stirring little except an intense public apathy. Times, Sunday Times
  • The move is stirring up critics who say that the company is simply out to extend its patent life with such a targeted approval - a charge NitroMed denies.
  • Hohhot is the capital city of the Inner Mongolia region of northern China, and the home of Anda Union, a 10-piece band who have set out to preserve Mongolian culture with its stirring musical styles that should prove remarkably accessible to western audiences. Anda Union: The Wind Horse – review
  • Simmer, stirring until a small syrupy liquid remains. Times, Sunday Times
  • The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination .
  • From one side you hear the solemn notes of the fanfarade from Libuša; a little farther away a very cheery brass band is stirring its audience with a rattling march -- impossible to keep your feet still; then while the brass band pauses for breath and beer the insistent cadence of a dreamy valse floats up to meet you. From a Terrace in Prague
  • Add in the carrots, parsnips and potatoes, season with salt, pepper and cumin, and cook for five minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Likewise, an intense microcirculation of intestinal contents across the mucosal surface must occur, for the stirring of the unstirred layer at this surface is essential for the optimal absorption of nutrients.
  • A soft wind moved between the dunelike hills, stirring the rough grass. Dancer Of Gor
  • To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
  • Stirring, the perfume is comprised of organic, wildcrafted and biodynamic essences set in a base of 100% organic, beverage-grade grape alcohol. This week in wine! Palin, college students, perfume, Long Duk Dong | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • She made a stirring campaign speech on improving the lot of the unemployed.
  • Entering Aba, you have entered a solemn and stirring chapter to the annals of human military expedition .
  • Stirring the mortar sample for 30 seconds releases entrained air bubbles into a viscous liquid at the base of a column of water.
  • The Prime Minister made a stirring speech.
  • Ironically, some of the most powerful and stirring works of the Theelin were the masterpiece epitaphs that accompanied the extinction of their people.
  • Stirring rhetoric would have been nice, but stirring rhetoric frightens the Europeans, much as the sound of a newfangled motorcar makes the horses nervous.
  • Born in 1881, he remained an arch-conservative, paying homage to his Soviet masters in the stirring march themes of the extrovert finale.
  • This was far more stirring than an airboat ride. Times, Sunday Times
  • Carry on adding stock and stirring until the liquid has thickened and the rice is just al dente. Times, Sunday Times
  • Keep stirring until the mixture is a rich brown and thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, which will happen in about 15 minutes. Archive 2008-03-01
  • Consider this stirring quotation and its possible ecological implications: We must discover and conquer the country in which we live.
  • Her rich and lustrous dark hair was plaited into two long braids over her shoulders, intertwined with cords of gold thread, and lay upon the breast of her purple bliaut stirring and quivering to her long, relaxed breathing as though it had a life of its own. A River So Long
  • The passivity of passions and the stirrings of perturbations may initially seem at odds with one another: the one at rest, the other in motion; the one inactive, the other driving.
  • For long passages it was hard to suppress stirrings of physical nausea at the complacency of the establishment and the power it wielded. Times, Sunday Times
  • But, funnily enough, the most deeply stirring thing the film shows us is that guilt, even more than misery, loves company.
  • Perhaps it is this level of virtuosity and contagious exuberance that inspired Bradbury's description of music of this type as "wild and soul-stirring."

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