stirring Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun agitating a liquid with an implement
    • constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan
  2. noun arousing to a particular emotion or action
    inspiration.
  3. verb move an implement through
    stir.
    • stir the soup
    • stir my drink
    • stir the soil
  4. verb move very slightly
    budge; shift; stir; agitate.
    • He shifted in his seat
  5. verb stir feelings in
    stir; excite; stimulate.
    • stimulate my appetite
    • excite the audience
    • stir emotions
  6. verb stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    stir; shake up; excite; stimulate; shake.
    • These stories shook the community
    • the civil war shook the country
  7. verb affect emotionally
    touch; stir.
    • A stirring movie
    • I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy
  8. verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    arouse; raise; invoke; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
    • raise the specter of unemployment
    • he conjured wild birds in the air
    • call down the spirits from the mountain
  9. verb to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
    arouse; stir.
  10. verb mix or add by stirring
    stir.
    • Stir nuts into the dough
  11. adjective satellite capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
    rousing.
    • a rousing sermon
    • stirring events such as wars and rescues
  12. adjective satellite exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
    soul-stirring.
    • a stirring speech

WordNet


Stir"ring adjective
Definitions
  1. Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.
    A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. Southey.
    Syn. -- Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening; exciting.

Webster 1913