Stirring

Quick meaning: Stirring is an adjective meaning invigorating or inspiring.

Meaning

invigorating or inspiring.

More Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of stir
2. (gerund of stir) An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred

Example Sentences

On Friday night Dion delivered a stirring rendition of the 1950 song accompanied by a pianist, with the Olympics rings above her.

As he had said, his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough, and it was a stirring tune, something between 'Clementine' and 'La Cucaracha'.

The reduction takes the central bank back to where it was in December 2005, when it began raising its key rate despite objections from some political figures and many economists about choking the early stirrings of a recovery in growth.

But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for stirring

Depending on context, synonyms include rousing, stimulating, moving, inspiration.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stimulating, rousing, moving, inspiration, thrilling, exalting.

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