¹stirring

adjective

: causing strong feelings

Full Definition of STIRRING

: active, bustling

: rousing, inspiring <a stirring speech>

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First Known Use of STIRRING

before 12th century

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Synonyms: breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, inspiring, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, exciting, thrilling

Antonyms: unexciting

Rhymes with STIRRING

furring, shirring

²stirring

noun

: the beginning of a motion, activity, feeling, idea, etc.

Full Definition of STIRRING

: a beginning of motion or activity : movement —often used in plural <the first stirrings of revolution>

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First Known Use of STIRRING

14th century

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Synonyms: motion, move, shift, shifting, stir, movement

Antonyms: motionlessness

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stirring

adjective stir·ring \ˈstər-iŋ\

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: moving 2 <a stirring speech>

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