What is another word for stir in?

Pronunciation: [stˈɜːɹ ˈɪn] (IPA)

Stir in is a phrase used to describe the action of blending ingredients into a mixture. However, for those looking to add some variety to their cooking or writing, there are several synonyms that can be used in place of "stir in." Some possible alternatives include fold in, mix in, blend in, incorporate, infuse, amalgamate, and integrate. Each term brings a slightly different nuance to the process of combining ingredients, allowing for more precise descriptions of actions taken. Whether in a recipe or a piece of prose, switching up language can add interest and depth to any work.

What are the hypernyms for Stir in?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Stir in

  • Reading O'Rahilly's life of Father William Doyle. I'm surprised this book hasn't left a deeper mark, for it contains - often in parallel terms - the whole teaching of the which created such a stir in the case of Thérèse. But it seems people prefer to accept such things from a lovely young girl complete with smile, roses and veil. One can't help wondering whether Thérèse would have met with the same enormous response had she been hopelessly ugly - a hunchback with a squint, or old...
    Ida Friederike Görres
  • "Will sensed a stir in Jim's house; Jim, too, with his fine dark antennae, must have felt the waters part high over town to let a Leviathan pass."
    Ray Bradbury
  • He came and spoke a word, and the chatter of rationalism stopped, and the sums would no longer work out and be ended. He was a breath of Nature turning in her sleep under the load of civilisation, a stir in the very stillness of God to tell us He was still there.
    Thomas Carlyle
  • Bill Hutchinson went over to his wife and forced the slip of paper out of her hand. It had a black spot on it, the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before with the heavy pencil in the coal company office. Bill Hutchinson held it up, and there was a stir in the crowd.
    Shirley Jackson

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