"stir" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

stir verbo

stir + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 53
stir controversy • stir tensions • stir debate • stir memories • stir interest • stir up trouble • stir emotions • ...
verbo + stir
Kolokacji: 5
begin to stir • keep stirring • begin stirring • continue stirring • start stirring
stir + preposición
Kolokacji: 38
stir up • stir until • stir in • stir into • stir within • ...
stir + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 45
stir occasionally • stir constantly • stir well • stir frequently • stir uneasily • stir restlessly • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(1) occasionally, frequently
Kolokacji: 2
(4) uneasily, restlessly
Kolokacji: 2
(5) gently, slightly, lightly
Kolokacji: 3
(7) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
1. barely stir = ledwie zamieszaj barely stir
2. hardly stir = ledwie zamieszaj hardly stir
3. scarcely stir = ledwie zamieszaj scarcely stir
  • Indeed, I was still so weak I could scarcely stir from my bed.
  • His thin chest scarcely stirred; all the life left to him glowed in his eyes.
  • Borne upon a wind, so light as to scarcely stir the grass, he heard the faint sounds of chanting.
  • It scarcely stirred the skin of his mind.
  • The army did not break from its mid-day camp; the men scarcely stirred, as if they all collectively held their breath, waiting.
  • Flandry scarcely stirred, and his words came very soft.
  • But she scarcely stirred, as if she lacked all volition.
  • My eyes shut of themselves and I can scarcely stir my limbs.
  • It is midnight; the breeze blows fairly, and the watch on deck scarcely stir.
  • Then, as he knew well, the hunters with him would feast upon meat until they could scarcely stir, and that would be his opportunity.
(8) vigorously, briskly
Kolokacji: 2
(9) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(10) feebly, weakly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) deeply, profoundly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) nervously, restively
Kolokacji: 2
(13) fitfully, continually
Kolokacji: 2

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