how to pronounce stir

/ˈstɝ/

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stir is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stir in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… caused quite a stir this next generation …”

meaning of stir

Stir means to cause to move or agitate.

stir frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word stir occurs in english on average 53.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stir can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stir can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;