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How to use stirring in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Stirring means invigorating or inspiring. Example: “The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.”

Examples of stirring by meaning

adjectiveInvigorating or inspiring.

  • As he had said, his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough, and it was a stirring tune, something between 'Clementine' and 'La Cucaracha'.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […]...
  • On Friday night Dion delivered a stirring rendition of the 1950 song accompanied by a pianist, with the Olympics rings above her.2024 July 27, Sammy Gecsoyler, “Céline Dion ‘so full of joy’ after return in Paris Olympics opening ceremony”, in theguardian.com

nounAn occasion on which something stirs or is stirred.

  • The reduction takes the central bank back to where it was in December 2005, when it began raising its key rate despite objections from some political figures and many economists about choking the early stirrings of a recovery in growth.2009 January 16, Carter Dougherty, “European Central Bank Cuts Key Rate”, in New York Times

More sentences with stirring

  • The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.From the entry separate
  • Even before Zuckerberg doubled down on it Wednesday, the increasing TikTokification of Instagram was stirring users’ ire.2022 July 27, Brian Contreras, “Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry tiktokification
  • Who is the playwright of the Diamond Theater responsible for these stirring stories?2019 November, Jeremy Crawford, James Wyatt, Keith Baker, “Northedge”, in Eberron: Rising from the Last War (Dungeons & Dragons), Renton…. From the entry Luca
  • After stirring it around some, he puts "glazed sugar" in it too, free of charge!2018 December 28, @CobaltPancham, X. From the entry diapermaid
  • Why are you stirring up so much trouble, and who pays you?"2016 January 11, Heather Kelly, “T-Mobile CEO apologizes for EFF F-bomb”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 14 May 2025. From the entry eff
  • Thereafter, the mixture was prepolymerized at 40°C for 12 h under stirring.2016 January 29, “Fabrication of a Selective and Sensitive Sensor Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer/Acetylene Black for the…. From the entry prepolymerized
  • They cooked together, his mother stirring the soup, Obinze making the garri.2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, Anchor Books (2014), page 84. From the entry garri
  • I'd been assuming it was Gilbert." Nandina stopped stirring the soup and said, "Gilead.2012, Anne Tyler, The Beginner's Goodbye, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, pages 92–93. From the entry Gilead
  • Simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, then stir in the cream.2012, Ron Silver, Jen Bervin, Bubby's Homemade Pies. From the entry blurpy
  • On a recent morning, which started by stirring a pot and ended with pouring a drink, Mr.2010 December 25, Meribah Knight, “Bartender, I’d Like a Classic, or Maybe a Specialty Drink”, in The New York Times. From the entry reinterpret
  • The plantocracy argued that abolitionists' efforts were largely responsible for stirring the St.2008, Holger Henke, Karl-Heinz Magister, Constructing vernacular culture in the trans-Caribbean. From the entry St. Dominguan
  • Add wine and a ladleful of hot stock and cook, stirring often, until liquid is absorbed.2007 March 21, “Recipe: Risotto al Barolo”, in New York Times. From the entry ladleful
  • Nor a drop of rain nor even the wind stirring the most slightsome leaf.2007, Ron Rash, The World Made Straight. From the entry slightsome
  • "Have some of my soup, Morph," Ildiko urged him, stirring some cream into her Halaszle.2005, Michel Faber, Vanilla Bright Like Eminem: Stories, →ISBN, page 214. From the entry halaszle
  • Chris thought of the speech pathologist, Jennifer, with pique and vague groinal stirrings.2003, Matthew Sharpe, The Sleeping Father. From the entry groinal
  • Their only purpose is stirring up controversy among furries because they find it particularly funny.2001 March 28, Martin Skunk, “Christian anti-fur site”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry antifur
  • Saute okra in oil and vinegar, stirring often until ropiness is gone.1997, Lisette Verlander et al., The Cookin' Cajun Cooking School Cookbook, page 25. From the entry okra
  • Valentine moved like a fish through water, accomplishedly, barely stirring the silence.1982, Alice Thomas Ellis, chapter 2, in The 27th Kingdom, London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., →ISBN, page 26. From the entry accomplishedly
  • Sara, her eyeglasses asteam, was stirring a big pot of quahog chowder.1965, Stanton Forbes, chapter 2, in Relative to Death, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, page 27. From the entry asteam
  • The flowers, oppressive to the eyes, blazed with not a petal stirring, in a debauch of sun.1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC…. From the entry debauch
  • The night was growing colder, and there was a small sharp wind stirring from the east.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry cold as death
  • Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee.2018, Chris Merritt, Last Witness. From the entry nails
  • Somewhere along the line, someone else had the idea of stirring chunks of meringue into the fool at the last moment.2014, Lindsey Bareham, Just One Pot. From the entry fool
  • Brown the Pajata over a gentle flame, gently stirring the rings about lest they form crusts, stick, and break apart.2013 April 19, Kyle Phillips, “La Pajata”, in Cosa Bolle in Pentola — Italy. Food. Travel. Wine. Culture.. From the entry pajata
  • Sweat the onions and garlic in the oil, stirring occasionally, until they are completely soft (no crunch) but not caramelized.2011, The Bay Area Homegrown Cookbook. From the entry sweat
  • Meanwhile, the quietly capable Mrs Santa, first lady of the North Pole, tries to keep order while stirring the gravy.2011 November 18, N.V., “Difference Engine: Ho, ho, ho...”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Mrs Santa
  • The Buddhist leader was a source of distress for the Chinese government, which accused him of stirring up separatists in Tibet.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 428. From the entry Dalai Lama
  • Add another problem to the long list of issues stirring conflict between Coach Mike Shanahan and defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth: rhabdomyolysis.2010 August 22, Jason Reid, “Redskins Insider”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2012. From the entry rhabdomyolysis
  • The thin lauter mash is quickly transferred to the tun, given a last thorough stirring, and allowed to settle.2003, Gregory J. Noonan, New Brewing Lager Beer: The Most Comprehensive Book, →ISBN. From the entry lauter
  • Now, before stirring small-caps into your investment cauldron, you must first thoroughly understand the ingredients and their effects.2001, David Gardner, Tom Gardner, The Motley Fool Investment Guide […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 100. From the entry small-cap
  • In addition, a more formalized committee structure was also emerging to complement and focus the political energy stirring in such meetings.1985, John S. Saul, chapter I, in John S. Saul, editor, A Difficult Road: The Transition to Socialism in Mozambique, New York: Monthly…. From the entry parapolitical
  • Cook the custard over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens and no cornfloury taste remains.1974 October 17, Delia Smith, “How are your apples and pears?”, in Evening Chronicle, number 30,308, Newcastle upon Tyne, page 4. From the entry cornfloury
  • Lipowitz's alloy is prepared by melting the constituents together, and well stirring with a stick of hard wood before pouring.1912, Arthur Horseman Hiorns, Mixed metals or metallic alloys, page 343. From the entry Lipowitz's alloy
  • Yet dragon man is stirring debate, with some experts suggesting it could be a Denisovan, a mysterious Neanderthal sister group represented by scant fossils.2021 November, Maya Wei-Haas, “Who was ‘Dragon Man’?”, in National Geographic, volume 240, number 5, page 22. From the entry dragon man
  • Ironically enough, it was the anti-war stirrings of Dada that bore out its most immediate influence, first in Switzerland and then post-war Berlin.2014 October 30, Ara Merjian, “How World War I gave birth to the modern”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2021. From the entry berlin
  • Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 51. From the entry tyrannicide
  • The kind of Scots we used was messy; it was going into all sorts of odd lexical corners and stirring these up with four-letter words.2009, Attila Dósa, Robert Crawford, “Robert Crawford: The Emphatic Soul”, in Beyond Identity: New Horizons in Modern Scottish Poetry…. From the entry sharawadgi

Meaning of stirring

  1. adjective Invigorating or inspiring.
  2. noun An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred.

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Questions about stirring in a sentence

How do you use stirring in a sentence?
Stirring is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.”
What is a short sentence with stirring?
“Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee.”
What does stirring mean?
Stirring means invigorating or inspiring.

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