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stoor.

To move; stir.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/stɔː/Received-Pronunciation/stʊə/Received-Pronunciation/stɔɚ/General-American
  1. To move; stir.

    UK · dialectal · intransitive
  2. To move actively; keep stirring.

    UK · dialectal · intransitive
  3. To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.

    UK · dialectal · intransitive
  4. To stir up, as liquor.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  5. To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  6. To sprinkle.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English storen, *sturien, from Old English *storian, variant of styrian (“to stir, move”), from Proto-Germanic *sturōną (“to turn, disturb”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate with Dutch storen (“to disturb”), Middle Low German stören (“to stir”), German stören (“to disturb”), dialectal German sturen (“to poke, root”). See stir.

noun/stɔː/Received-Pronunciation/stʊə/Received-Pronunciation/stɔɚ/General-American
  1. Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.

    UK · dialectal
  2. A gush of water.

    UK · dialectal
  3. Spray.

    UK · dialectal
  4. A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English storen, *sturien, from Old English *storian, variant of styrian (“to stir, move”), from Proto-Germanic *sturōną (“to turn, disturb”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate with Dutch storen (“to disturb”), Middle Low German stören (“to stir”), German stören (“to disturb”), dialectal German sturen (“to poke, root”). See stir.

adj/stɔː/Received-Pronunciation/stʊə/Received-Pronunciation/stɔɚ/General-American
  1. Alternative form of stour.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

See stour.

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