"make a stir" is a perfectly valid and idiomatic phrase in written English, meaning to cause a commotion or attract attention.
Example: "Her outrageous outfit definitely made a stir at the party."
She smiles delightedly at me. "He cry!" Humming happily she goes to the kitchen to make a stir fry.
Gould's opponents suspect him of exaggerating his differences with contemporary Darwinism: they want him to know that one can make a stir in science without making a revolution.
T is for Transition It is an oft-used expression in the triathlon, where the Brownlee brothers will aim to make a stir for England, along with Jodie Stimpson.
With Dick Cheney and Jeb Bush supposedly non-contenders and many conservatives nervous about John McCain and Rudy Giuliani, there is a chance for an outsider to make a stir.
"Cadence" was utterly bald and antipoetic in its effects, combining instruments with little care for blend; but that seemed to be part of the point: to make a stir.
In her column and a long interview the next day with the singer Miguel Bosé, a key ALAS backer, Rueda was poking at something, trying to make a stir.
Here is the way to roast a chicken successfully every time, to avoid overcooking a chicken breast, to make a stir-fry or stew.
If you know how to broil a piece of fish or meat, if you know how to make a stir-fry and a couple pasta dishes and maybe a rice dish, and if you know how to deal with beans and make a salad, at that point you are well on your way.
I have trouble waiting 30 minutes to make a stir-fry.
For example, make a stir-fry or a hearty salad and add just a few ounces of cooked chicken, salmon or almonds.
ZAMBIA rarely makes a stir at the annual UN general assembly in New York.
