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Stirred is an English word with synonyms like affected or excited. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stirred meaning

simple past and past participle of stir

Using Stirred

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stir
  • Useful related words include: affected, excited, aroused, stirred up.
  • In the example corpus, stirred often appears in combinations such as: stirred up, has stirred, stirred controversy.

Context around Stirred

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Stirred

  • In this selection, "stirred" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, post, shah, pell, controversy, strong and massive stand out and add context to how "stirred" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include call that stirred anger within and cartoons now stirred in nostalgia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stirred" sits close to words such as bait, billie and blackpool, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stirred

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Hate is stirred up by social network rumors and gossip. (10 words)

It's delicious with a handful of salted peanuts stirred in, too. (12 words)

Fondest childhood memories always involved so many cartoons now stirred in nostalgia stew. (13 words)

Instead of dumping each dry ingredient into the liquid brownie mixture, I put them in a separate bowl and combined, poured those dry ingredients into the large batter-filled bowl, and then gently stirred in the rest of the chopped-up chocolate bar. (43 words)

Earlier this year, LS Power met with more than 700 Mainers and talked to hundreds by phone and through social media about proposed transmission routes, which stirred a among farmers and landowners along the transmission route. (36 words)

An unidentified woman has stirred controversy online by expressing her belief that a man should not be considered for marriage if he cannot provide for his potential wife at the same level as her father. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Whatever unsettling feelings these episodes have stirred up have been stirred up because we feel that we knew this person, like perhaps she belonged to us.

After the post stirred up debate online, Mariah returned to social media to defend her original post.

An unidentified woman has stirred controversy online by expressing her belief that a man should not be considered for marriage if he cannot provide for his potential wife at the same level as her father.

Becoming a grandmother for the first time has stirred a lot of thoughts and emotions, Davis said.

Earlier this year, actor Naseeruddin Shah stirred a minor controversy when he suggested that the portrayal of four terrorists as Muslims in his film A Wednesday might have been indicative of subconscious bigotry.

Earlier this year, LS Power met with more than 700 Mainers and talked to hundreds by phone and through social media about proposed transmission routes, which stirred a among farmers and landowners along the transmission route.

Even after his death, Pell stirred controversy after it was revealed that he was the author of an anonymous memo condemning the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe”.

Fondest childhood memories always involved so many cartoons now stirred in nostalgia stew.

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Hate is stirred up by social network rumors and gossip.

His arguments stirred a slow-motion revolution that has changed the way we treat other animals.

His comments about Palestinian casualties, amid Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza to destroy Hamas' operations in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack, stirred strong feelings.

His confidence on stage and interaction with the crowd were exceptional, and his punch lines stirred the audience into cheers, ultimately securing him the first runner-up place in the Jumpy segment.

Holy Ten stirred a hornets' nest after he denounced Winky D and labelled him a snake for "tricking" him to do a collaboration song titled Ibotso deemed political by ruling party aligned people.

However, recent leaks for Marvel's Spider-Man 2have stirred up some conversation, as fans are clamoring for any tidbit of potential information they can acquire.

However, their excursion stirred a storm of social media backlash, with speculations that the visit inadvertently aligned with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF party.

In a video that stirred massive reactions on TikTok, it was seen that the man put in so much effort.

Instead of dumping each dry ingredient into the liquid brownie mixture, I put them in a separate bowl and combined, poured those dry ingredients into the large batter-filled bowl, and then gently stirred in the rest of the chopped-up chocolate bar.

It's delicious with a handful of salted peanuts stirred in, too.

Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of the French emperor stirred both admiration and criticism, with the depiction of this historical figure resonating strongly with a range of audiences worldwide.

Kody characterizes Christine's departure as a significant wake-up call that stirred anger within him.

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Common combinations with stirred

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stirred" in a sentence?
An example: "Whatever unsettling feelings these episodes have stirred up have been stirred up because we feel that we knew this person, like perhaps she belonged to us." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stirred" from authentic English texts.
What does "stirred" mean?
Stirred means: simple past and past participle of stir
What are synonyms of "stirred"?
Common synonyms of "stirred" include: affected, excited, aroused, stirred up, stimulated, unmoved, emotional, sick. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "stirred" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stirred", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.