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stir

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "stir" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

stir

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, stir is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofstir

1noun
  • The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)

    Example: "Can you give the soup a little stir?"

  • Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  • Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  • Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
1verb
  • To incite to action
  • To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.

    Example: "She stirred the pudding with a spoon."

  • To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.

    Example: "Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?"

  • To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  • To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  • To move; to change one’s position.
  • To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  • To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  • To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

    Synonyms: arise, "get up", rouse

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