be stir
verb (used with object), be·stirred, be·stir·ring.
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
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| —vb , -stirs, -stirring, -stirred | |
| (tr) to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse | |
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Be stir
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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