Something that's stirring is gripping or moving it inspires some kind of powerful emotion, like Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stirring "I Have a Dream" speech.
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
Noun
agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
Noun
arousing to a particular emotion or action
Adjective S.
exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech"
Adjective S.
capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stir
a.
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in
business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a
busy life.
Stirring
A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it.
Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
Usage Examples
Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room.
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion.
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