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English

Adjective

stirring

invigorating or inspiring

Verb

stirring

fr:stirring hu:stirring fi:stirring te:stirring vi:stirring tr:stirring

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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My foot I had never yet in five days been able to
stir. --Sir W.
Temple.
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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.
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My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred.
--Shak.
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3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
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Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon.
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4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt;
to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer.
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An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak.
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And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden.
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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.
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Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate;
excite; provoke.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had
gone before it. --Southey.
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Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening;
exciting.
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WordNet stir
n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do,
hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
2: emotional agitation and excitement
3: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
ado, fuss]
v 1: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the
soup"; "stir my drink"
2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: shift,
budge, agitate]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite]
4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
[syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite]
5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by
your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: touch]
6: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
evoke, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward,
call forth]
7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping
children began to stir" [syn: arouse]
8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
[also: stirring, stirred]

WordNet stirring
adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing
sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
[syn: rousing]
2: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring
speech" [syn: soul-stirring]
n 1: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring
prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
2: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: inspiration]

WordNet stirring
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Moby Dictionary
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