Stirring — synonyms, definition

1. stirring (a)

active affecting alert alive brisk bustling emotional eventful inspiring lively moving pathetic pitiable pitiful poignant provoking quick sentimental stimulating swarming • • •

2. stirring (Noun)

course direction gesture inspiration motion move movement stir

stirring (Noun) — Agitating a liquid with an implement. ex. "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"

stirring (Noun) — Arousing to a particular emotion or action.

agitation arousal rousing

3. stirring (Adjective)

rousing soul-stirring

stirring (Adjective) — Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement. ex. "stirring events such as wars and rescues"

stirring (Adjective) — Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions. ex. "a stirring speech"

4. stirring (Verb)

agitating arousing bringing up budging calling down calling forth conjuring conjuring up evoking exciting invoking putting forward raising scooching shaking shaking up shifting

stirring (Verb) — Move an implement through. ex. "stir the soup" ex. "stir my drink" ex. "stir the soil"

stirring (Verb) — Move very slightly. ex. "He stirred in his seat"

stirring (Verb) — Arouse feelings in. ex. "stir emotions"

stirring (Verb) — Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of. ex. "These stories stirred the community"

stirring (Verb) — Affect emotionally. ex. "A stirring movie"

stirring (Verb) — Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. ex. "stir the spectre of unemployment"

stirring (Verb) — To begin moving. ex. "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

stirring (Verb) — Mix or add by stirring. ex. "Stir nuts into the dough"

affecting arousing creating displacing eliciting enkindling evoking firing impressing kindling making moving provoking raising sensitising sensitizing striking working affrighting anathemising anathemizing animating arousing bedamning beshrewing blessing blowing churning cursing damning danging disgusting doggoning elating enlivening exalting exciting fellating • • • stir up