a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
Used in a Sentence
stir
How to use stir in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for stir.
Editorial note
Why stir up a bunch of shit in public?
Examples11
Definitions11
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of stir gathered in one view.
emotional agitation and excitement
a rapid active commotion
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for stir.
noun
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
See also: splash
noun
emotional agitation and excitement
noun
a rapid active commotion
verb
move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
verb
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
verb
stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
verb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
verb
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
See also: touch
verb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
verb
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
See also: arouse
verb
mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
Example sentences
Why stir up a bunch of shit in public?
This "keep your head down and don't stir up trouble" attitude is a huge part of why so many things never get fixed.
Seems to me that she has been given a platform to stir the pot and has taken the opportunity to do so.
Grandma's ancient cast-iron frying pan over burning wood scraps in the back yard, make a nice veggies-and-shrimp stir fry.
Yes, it says all of the bad things about the accused that the author lays out, but it also tells me the the author likes to stir up drama.
* Now I wonder how frequent this stuff is and how many other school districts are doing this, but which don't have teacher like this who like to "stir the pot".
Just reiterating what others have said, its reasonable because he took time to think about it. I know if I was in his position and woke up to find out my servers were being DDoS'd to hell because one of my employees had caused a stir, I may have just stayed in bed.
How much of a stir would be created if Google, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and others all displayed a page explaining the problem and demanding action for a full hour.
It seems every month some one-sided account will splash onto HN's front page, stir up a hornet's nest of indignation, resulting in long, angry rants and calls for heads to roll.
I would image the tubes will be joined with automated friction stir welding or something similiar, but that will still require a fair amount of post weld machining which has its own pitfalls.
This kind of behavior sickens me -- not just the media publications that stir this pot, but the individual people boiling at the seams to crucify everyone with a different opinion.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use stir in a sentence?
Why stir up a bunch of shit in public?
What does stir mean?
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
What part of speech is stir?
stir is commonly used as noun, verb.