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stir about in some manner stir about a good deal много /без конца/ суетиться /суматошиться/
English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases. 2013.
English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases. 2013.
stir-about — n. Porridge … New dictionary of synonyms
Stir — Stir, n. 1. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements. [1913 Webster] Why all these words, this clamor, and this stir? Denham. [1913 Webster] Consider, after so much stir about genus and species, how few … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stir — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 action of stirring ADJECTIVE ▪ good (esp. BrE) VERB + STIR ▪ give sth ▪ Give the mixture a good stir. 2 general excitement or shock ADJECTIVE … Collocations dictionary
stir — I n. disturbance 1) to cause, create, make a stir 2) a big stir 3) a stir about, over II v. 1) (D; tr.) to stir into (to stir one ingredient into another) 2) (D; tr.) to stir to (the news stirred them to greater efforts) 3) (H; usu. refl.) they… … Combinatory dictionary
stir — Synonyms and related words: action, activate, activeness, activism, activity, actuate, actuation, ado, advance, affect, agitate, agitation, amalgamate, animate, annoy, arise, arouse, ascend, awake, awaken, back, back up, be turbulent, beat, beat… … Moby Thesaurus
stir — 1. verb /stɜː,stɜːr/ a) To change the place of in any manner; to move. My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. b) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.… … Wiktionary
stir — vb Stir, rouse, arouse, awaken, waken, rally can all mean to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity. Stir, often followed by up, usually presupposes excitement to activity by something which disturbs or agitates and so brings to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stir — [n] commotion, excitement activity, ado, agitation, backwash*, bustle, din, disorder, disquiet, disturbance, ferment, flap*, flurry, furor, fuss, movement, pandemonium, pother, racket, row, scene, to do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl,… … New thesaurus
Stir Crazy (restaurant) — Stir Crazy is a restaurant chain serving Asian style stir fry food and other Asian dishes. Stir Crazy features a Market Bar or build your own stir fry menu, where the customer creates a custom stir fry dish from about 30 different vegetables,… … Wikipedia
stir — stir1 [stʉr] vt. stirred, stirring [ME stirien < OE styrian: see STORM] 1. to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly 2. to change the position of slightly; displace [to stir a log] 3. to rouse from sleep, lethargy, indifference, etc … English World dictionary
stir — stir1 [ stɜr ] verb ** ▸ 1 mix liquid/food ▸ 2 make someone feel/think something ▸ 3 move slightly ▸ 4 move something burning around ▸ 5 say something to cause trouble ▸ 1 mix food/drink/substance ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English