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The phrase "a stir of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a feeling of excitement, movement, or activity that is beginning to happen or is present in a situation.
Example: "There was a stir of excitement in the crowd as the concert was about to begin."
Alternatives: "a wave of" or "a flurry of".
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Mr. McEwan added a stir of his own to the brew.
A Stir of Echoes (1958), again depicting suburban America, was his last fantasy novel for 12 years.
Not since Michael Dukakis rode around in a tank has Massachusetts created such a stir of grass-roots bewilderment.
You see a stir of limbs beneath the glassy surface of Lagerfeld's translucent leather circle skirt, but that's all.
LAST month, Charice Pempengco, the petite Filipino teenager whose knockout voice has wowed Oprah and millions worldwide, caused a stir of another kind.
You feel this kinesthetically in your own body as it happens; it creates a little murmur of response in the theater, a stir of appreciation.
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Asus's viral marketing campaign is causing a stir ahead of its announcement on Monday.
Serving a stir fry of meat and vegetables over rice makes a delicious and satisfying meal.
The suit itself isn't surprising, and likely won't end up causing much of a stir in terms of its eventual result.
Yesterday, reports that Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft msft would be embedding Microsoft TV in the next version of its Windows operating system, dubbed Whistler, created quite a stir a stir of confusion.
Attention was generated, creating a brief stir of debate and fury.
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