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    stir·ring
    [ˈstəriNG]
    adjective
    stirring (adjective)
    1. causing great excitement or strong emotion; rousing:
      "stirring songs"
    2. archaic
      moving briskly; active:
      "a stirring and thriving politician"
    noun
    stirring (noun) · stirrings (plural noun)
    1. an initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion:
      "the first stirrings of anger"
    stir
    [stər]
    verb
    stirring (present participle)
    1. move a spoon or other implement around in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
      "stir the batter until it is just combined"
      • (stir something in/into)
        add an ingredient to (a liquid or other substance) by mixing it in with a spoon or other implement:
        "stir in the flour and cook gently for two minutes"
    2. move or cause to move slightly:
      "nothing stirred except the wind" · "a gentle breeze stirred the leaves"
      • (of a person or animal) rise or wake from sleep:
        "no one else had stirred yet"
      • (stir from)
        leave or go out of (a place):
        "as he grew older, he seldom stirred from his apartment"
      • begin or cause to begin to be active or to develop:
        "the 1960s, when the civil rights movement stirred" · "a voice stirred her from her reverie" · "he even stirred himself to play an encore"
    3. arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
      "they will be stirred to action by what is written"
      • arouse or prompt (a feeling or memory) or inspire (the imagination):
        "the story stirred many memories of my childhood"
    Origin
    Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.
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    adjective
    1. causing great excitement or strong emotion; rousing:
      exciting
      thrilling
      action-packed
      gripping
      riveting
      dramatic
      rousing
      spirited
      stimulating
      moving
      inspiring
      inspirational
      electrifying
      passionate
      impassioned
      emotive
      emotional
      heady
      soul-stirring
      inspiriting
      anthemic
      emotion-charged
      stem-winding
      Opposite:
      boring
      pedestrian
    verb
    1. move a spoon or other implement around in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
      mix
      blend
      agitate
      beat
      whip
      whisk
      muddle
      fold in
      • move or cause to move slightly:
        twitch
        quiver
        tremble
        disturb
        rustle
        shake
        move
        flutter
        agitate
        swish
        move slightly
        change one's position
      • arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
        arouse
        rouse
        kindle
        inspire
        stimulate
        excite
        awaken
        waken
        quicken
        animate
        activate
        galvanize
        fire
        electrify
        whet
        enkindle
        Opposite:
        stultify
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