stirring
- adjective
- /ˈstɜrɪŋ/
- The film's final scene was so stirring that the audience was moved to tears.
Then Biden issued a stirring call for the nation to come together.
- Then Biden issued a stirring call for the nation to come together.
- Now, right off the top, the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez got things started with a stirring invocation.
- Then it was on to the main event, the reading of the Declaration, which really is stirring when you hear it read out loud and with vigor.
- But a really moving, stirring, eloquent peace speech about how the Ukrainians want peace, but they'll defend their national honor.
Examples
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Then it was on to the main event, the reading of the Declaration, which really is stirring when you hear it read out loud and with vigor.
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Then Biden issued a stirring call for the nation to come together.
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OK, Well, I thought it was a stirring moment yesterday.
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So going back there for that was really kind of stirring in a way, kind of moving for me.
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And he gave a very stirring speech where he said, like, help us out.
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So we have these nice stirring diagrams to be commended for.
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Then it was on to the main event, the reading of the Declaration, which really is stirring when you hear it read out loud and with vigor.
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Now, right off the top, the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez got things started with a stirring invocation.
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They marched on City Hall, and King would always get up with his powerful stirring words to remind these protesters about the importance of their core philosophy.
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A socialist and stirring orator named Alexander Kerensky became Russia's new Prime Minister and was hailed as the man who would save Russia from anarchy.
Synonyms
Making people feel very interested and eager
Makes people feel excited and want to try something new
Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster
Causes strong excitement and makes people want to act
Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement
Causing strong feelings, often sadness
Making you feel very strong emotions
Causing people to become suddenly excited and ready to act
Giving something more energy and excitement
Causing strong feelings that make people feel sad or touched
Making people or things feel lively and full of energy
Antonyms
How Moving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stirring as an adjective comes from the same idea as the verb stir, which meant 'to move'. So a stirring speech 'moves' your feelings and makes you feel strong emotion.