Meaning

1 senses

  1. (figuratively)To cause unrest or dissent [with with].

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Sometimes I feel the need to stir the pot, you know.

    Розумієш, іноді я відчуваю потребу підлити масла у вогонь. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deniko · Tatoeba · CC0 · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. She stirred the soup pot gently.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. "You can't stir your pot with your broom. That's not sanitary!" said the young witch.

    ru«Нельзя помешивать в котелке метлой. Это негигиенично!» — сказала молодая ведьма. — Wezel

    Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

3 languages

Forms

stirs the pot, stirring the pot, stirred the pot, stirred the pot
Base formstir the pot · to stir the pot
3rd person singularstirs the pot
Present participlestirring the pot
Past simplestirred the pot
Past participlestirred the pot

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystir the pot
he, she, itstirs the pot

Past simpleLesson

all personsstirred the pot

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stirred the pot
he, she, ithas stirred the pot

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stir the pot

Word family

1 related words
Derivedpot stirrer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stipulateC2stipulationC2stirB1stirrupstitchB2
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