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stirring
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1stirring

adjective

Definition of STIRRING

1
: active, bustling
2
: rousing, inspiring <a stirring speech>
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Examples of STIRRING

  1. a stirring rendition of the national anthem
  2. <the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther King's stirring “I Have a Dream” speech still resonates today>

First Known Use of STIRRING

before 12th century

Related to STIRRING

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

Definition of STIRRING

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

  1. <I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind.>

First Known Use of STIRRING

14th century

Related to STIRRING

Synonyms
motion, move, shift, shifting, stir, movement
Antonyms
motionlessness

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