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stir the embers

stir the embers verb: synonym of fan the flames.

Verb

stir the embers (third-person singular simple present stirs the embers, present participle stirring the embers, simple past and past participle stirred the embers)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of fan the flames.
    Synonyms:
    fan the flames

Synonyms of stir the embers

Forms of stir the embers

third-person singular presentstirs the embers
present participlestirring the embers
past participlestirred the embers
paststirred the embers

Questions about stir the embers

What does stir the embers mean?
Stir the embers means synonym of fan the flames.
What part of speech is stir the embers?
Stir the embers is a verb.
What is the past tense of stir the embers?
The past tense of stir the embers is stirred the embers.

Words near stir the embers in the dictionary

  1. stir one's stumps
  2. stir plate
  3. stir plates
  4. stir shit
  5. stir someone's blood
  6. stir the embers
  7. stir the pot
  8. stir up
  9. stir up a hornets' nest
  10. stir up the animals
  11. stir-crazy

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