barely stir

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Examples (10)

  • The wind barely stirred the surface of the water.
  • After the exhausting hike, he could barely stir from the armchair.
  • The cat lay so still in the sun, it barely stirred for hours.
  • Even the loud noise didn't make the sleeping dog barely stir.
  • She was so weak from fever that she could barely stir in her bed.
  • A tiny mouse darted across the floor, making the curtains barely stir.
  • He held his breath, hoping the old floorboards wouldn't barely stir under his weight.
  • The patient was in such a deep sleep that he would barely stir even when spoken to.
  • Despite the strong current, the ancient shipwreck seemed to barely stir on the seabed.
  • With every careful step, she tried to ensure that not a single leaf would barely stir.