To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one's self.
The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
Whenever we are sautéing or dry roasting a preparation, its ingredients need to be moved continuously in the pan or griddle with a tool like flat spoon. This process is called stirring.
To blend ingredients with a spoon using a smooth, circular motion. This does not introduce air into the mixture to the degree that beating does.
To mix, usually with a spoon or fork, until ingredients are worked together.
For those of you who dislike shaking your martinis, you can stir. Basically, you add your ingredients into an ice filled pitcher of some sort and stir. The goal here is to mix and chill your ingredients.
To move foods around with a spoon in a circular motion ... more on stir here
Stirring is a way of combing ingredients using a large spoon or fork.
To mix ingredients in a circular motion until blended with uniform consistancy.
To move foods around with a spoon in a circular motion. Stirring is done to move foods when cooking. It is also used to cool foods after cooking. Most importantly, if a recipes calls for stirring to combine foods, such as a batter, before cooking, it usually means to gently mix just until well combined, as opposed to beating, which takes more strokes.
use a spoon to incorporate ingredients.
a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
emotional agitation and excitement
a rapid bustling commotion
move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
To mix food materials with a circular motion.
To mix ingredients with a spoon in a circular or figure-eight motion until well combined.
Combine ingredients with circular or "figure 8" motion until uniform consistency.
(verb) To move foods around using a spoon or a spatula in a circular motion.
To combine ingredients or move ingredients around with a spoon in a circular motion.
To move a wooden or metal spoon in circles through a mixture.
To mix with a spoon using a circular motion.
To mix foods with a circular motion for the purpose of blending or obtaining uniform consistency.
Ingredients are poured over ice & long spoon is used to stir.
To mix ingredients until well blended.
To combine ingredients with a spoon or whisk using a circular motion.
Incorporating ingredients with a spoon to prevent them from sticking during cooking or to cool them after cooking.
To mix or blend a mixture together in a circular motion using a spoon or other implement, or, if over heat, moving food about to prevent it from burning or curdling.