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stirring
[ stur-ing ]
adjective
- rousing, exciting, or thrilling:
a stirring speech.
- moving, active, bustling, or lively:
a stirring business.
noun
- a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling:
stirrings of hope.
- a small movement:
the best thing she could do was to pretend that her husband's nocturnal stirrings didn't wake her
stirring
/ ˈɜːɪŋ /
adjective
- exciting the emotions; stimulating
- active, lively, or busy
Derived Forms
- ˈپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- پ۾Բ· adverb
- ܲ·پ۾Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“I’m especially struck by how music is used — traditional songs about the nation performed in such powerful, stirring ways.”
Friday night he premiered Carlos Simon’s stirring, gospel-inspired “Good News Mass,” creating a near frenzy in Walt Disney Concert Hall.
That is Spanish for comeback, and while Real Madrid sides of the past have produced stirring fightbacks from difficult positions to triumph, that never looked likely with this current team.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and continue cooking, stirring often, until it foams and begins to brown — about 5–7 minutes.
Vance fumbled the Buckeyes' trophy to the stirring strands of "We Are The Champions."
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