'Stirring' definitions:
Definition of 'stirring'
From: WordNet
adjective
Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn: rousing, stirring]
adjective
Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech" [syn: stirring, soul-stirring]
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 [syn: inspiration, stirring]
Definition of 'Stirring'
From: GCIDE
- Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Stirring.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.]
- 1. To change the place of in any manner; to move. [1913 Webster]
- My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate; as, to stir a pudding with a spoon. [1913 Webster]
- My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot. [1913 Webster]
- Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to stir up sedition. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate; excite; provoke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stirring'
From: GCIDE
- Stirring \Stir"ring\, a. Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. [1913 Webster]
- A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening; exciting. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stirring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- afoot,
- agitating,
- alluring,
- ardent,
- astir,
- awe-inspiring,
- breathtaking,
- burning,
- bustling,
- challenging,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- dramatic,
- driving,
- electric,
- emotional,
- emotive,
- emphatic,
- encouraging,
- energizing,
- enthusiastic,
- eventful,
- evocative,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- exhilarative,
- fervent,
- fiery,
- full of incident,
- galvanic,
- galvanizing,
- glowing,
- gripping,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- impassioned,
- impelling,
- impressive,
- in full swing,
- in motion,
- inflammatory,
- inspiring,
- inspiriting,
- intoxicating,
- inviting,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- maddening,
- melodramatic,
- mind-blowing,
- mobile,
- momentous,
- motile,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- move,
- movement,
- moving,
- on foot,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- passionate,
- perturbing,
- phenomenal,
- piquant,
- prompting,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- ravishing,
- rousing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- spirited,
- stimulant,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stir,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- urgent,
- vehement,
- warm