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- Dictionarystirring/ˈstəːrɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing: "stirring songs"
- 2. moving briskly; active: archaic "a stirring and thriving politician"
noun
- 1. an initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion: "the first stirrings of anger"
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STIRRING definition: 1. A stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions. 2. the beginning of…. Learn more.
1. : active, bustling. 2. : rousing, inspiring. a stirring speech. stirring. 2 of 2. noun. : a beginning of motion or activity : movement often used in plural. the first stirrings of revolution. Synonyms. Adjective. breathtaking. charged. electric. electrifying. exciting. exhilarating. exhilarative. galvanic. galvanizing. hair-raising.
A stirring event, performance, or account of something makes people very excited or enthusiastic. The Prime Minister made a stirring speech. Stowe gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female. ...a stirring account of the final months of the old regime.
Something that's stirring is gripping or moving—it inspires some kind of powerful emotion, like Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stirring "I Have a Dream" speech. When people sing stirring songs at church, during a protest march, or around the piano at home, they might make you cry, while a stirring public speaker often makes the crowd feel ...
1. stirring - capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues". rousing. stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion". 2. stirring - exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech". soul-stirring.
noun. /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/ stirring (of something) the beginning of a feeling, an idea or a development. She felt a stirring of anger. the first stirrings of spring in the air. Want to learn more?
Stirring definition: rousing, exciting, or thrilling. See examples of STIRRING used in a sentence.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stirring, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of STIR is to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of. How to use stir in a sentence.
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