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

/ ˈstɜːrɪŋ /

adjective

1. exciting the emotions; stimulating

2. active, lively, or busy

Other Word Forms

• stirringly adverb
• unstirring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stirring¹

before 900; Middle English stiringe, Old English styriende. See stir ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The latest iteration of the project is stirring up familiar ire, with some expressing a deep connection with, and concern for humane treatment of, the deer.

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The prospect is stirring emotional disagreement over the future of the herd, which has surged to more than three times what federal officials say the land can support.

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She arrived in Kenya in 1957, thrilled to be living in the Africa she had “always felt stirring in my blood.”

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In his conference speech, the prime minister stepped up his attacks on Farage and Reform, claiming they did not love their country and were only interested in stirring division.

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Pans are precariously placed on a hob and she is stirring away.

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• touching