stirring

[ stur-ing ]
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adjective
  1. rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.

  2. moving, active, bustling, or lively: a stirring business.

nounUsually stirrings .
  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

Origin of stirring

1
before 900; Middle English stiringe,Old English styriende.See stir1, -ing2

Other words from stirring

  • stir·ring·ly, adverb
  • un·stir·ring, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stirring

stirring

/ (ˈstɜːrɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. exciting the emotions; stimulating

  2. active, lively, or busy

Derived forms of stirring

  • stirringly, adverb

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