| stirrer | (n) an implement used for stirring |
| stirring | (n) agitating a liquid with an implement, Example: constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan |
| stirring | (adj) exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions, Syn. soul-stirring, Example: a stirring speech |
| stirringly | (adv) in a stirring manner, Example: he talked stirringly about his days during the war |
| stirrup | (n) support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go, Syn. stirrup iron |
| stirrup cup | (n) a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic |
| stirrup pump | (n) a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires |
| stirrup-shaped | (adj) shaped in the form of a stirrup |
| Stirrage | n. The act of stirring; stir; commotion. [ Obs. ] T. Granger. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stirrer | n. One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves about, especially after sleep;
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| Stirring | a. Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. [ 1913 Webster ] A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stirrup | n. [ OE. stirop, AS. stigrāp; stīgan to mount, ascend + rāp a rope; akin to G. stegreif a stirrup. √164. See Sty, v. i., and Rope. ] Our host upon his stirpoes stood anon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
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