Stoor

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /stɔɹ/

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"), German dialectal sturen ("to poke, root"). Non-Germanic cognate include Albanian shtir ("to ford, wade across"). See stir.

Alternative forms

• stour

Full definition of stoor

Verb

1. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To move; stir.
2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To move actively; keep stirring.
3. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
4. (transitive, UK dialectal) To stir up, as liquor.
5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
6. (transitive, UK dialectal) To sprinkle.

Noun

1. (UK dialectal) Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
2. (UK dialectal) A gush of water.
3. (UK dialectal) Spray.
4. (UK dialectal) A sufficient quanity of yeast for brewing.

Derived terms

• stoorey
• stoory

See stour.

Adjective

1. Alternative form of stour

Derived terms

• stoorness

Anagrams

• roost, roots, torso