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stoor

verb, noun — 10 senses

stoor

verb

UK /stɔː/ · US /stɔɚ/

Etymology 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.

1

UK, Dialectal To move; stir.

2

UK, Dialectal To move actively; keep stirring.

3

UK, Dialectal To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.

4

UK, Dialectal To stir up, as liquor.

5

UK, Dialectal To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.

6

UK, Dialectal To sprinkle.

stoor

noun

Etymology 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.

1

UK, Dialectal Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.

2

UK, Dialectal A gush of water.

3

UK, Dialectal Spray.

4

UK, Dialectal A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.

Derived terms
stoorey, stoory

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