stirring
adjective
rousing, exciting, or thrilling.
stirringly
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a word derived from
stirring.
Example Sentences
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Hill might not have King’s charisma, but he is stirringly connected to his cause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
“Purgatorio,” which featured amplification and acoustic design in the hall, is comparatively flattened, its preserved recording of an ancient Jewish prayer less stirringly grand when balanced with the orchestra.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Perhaps the story’s most powerful scene occurs at the end, when Emma’s parents — stirringly played by David Manis and Paulsen — get a chance to speak their minds to her directly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
At the beginning of “The Inspection,” Elegance Bratton’s stirringly intimate drama about a gay Black man in the U.S. military, one personal hell is exchanged for another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
When not more stirringly employed, he is always reading, dictating letters, &c., or conversing.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 366, April 18, 1829 by Various
