VERB + STIR
- give sth
- Give the mixture a good stir
ADJ
- considerable, great, real
PREP
- ~ about/over
- There was quite a stir about the book
- ~ among/amongst
- The discovery caused something of a stir among physicists
PHRASES
- quite a/something of a stir
ADV
- thoroughly, well
- carefully, gently
- vigorously
- gradually
- all the time, constantly, continuously
- Bring to the boil, stirring all the time
- occasionally
- in
- Gradually stir in the beaten egg
PREP
- into
- Chop an onion and stir it into the sauce
ADV
- barely, hardly
- The wind came in tiny puffs that hardly stirred the surface of the water
- slightly
- suddenly
- restlessly
- The students stirred restlessly in their seats
- sleepily
- uneasily
ADV
- deeply, greatly
- It was not music to set hearts on fire or deeply stir the emotions
- up
- Going back there stirred up a lot of memories for her