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stirring

[stur-ing]

adjective

  1. rousing, exciting, or thrilling.

    a stirring speech.

  2. moving, active, bustling, or lively.

    a stirring business.



noun

  1. a mental impulse, sensation, or feeling.

    stirrings of hope.

  2. 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

  1. exciting the emotions; stimulating

  2. active, lively, or busy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • stirringly adverb
  • unstirring adjective
  • ˈپԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stirring1

before 900; Middle English stiringe, Old English styriende. See stir 1, -ing 2
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But in the fleet, pacey manner of the editing, toggling between private and public moments with highlight-reel efficiency, the film is a stirring glimpse of top-down kindness as a winning leadership style.

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"Being in big teams and groups all the time, I'm always mixing things up, stirring the pot," he said.

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Simmer over low heat, stirring often, until thick and glossy — about 20–30 minutes.

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Elon Musk's time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world's richest man took an axe to government spending - stirring ample controversy along the way.

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"There is an affability about him, but he's also not afraid of stirring the pot. He's very authentic and has a big personality without necessarily dominating the space."

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