| 释义 |         2       : rousing, inspiring a stirring speech             : a beginning of motion or activity : movement  —often used in plural the first stirrings of revolution          1      as in breathtakingcausing great emotional or mental stimulation the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther King's stirring "I Have a Dream" speech still resonates today       breathtaking     exciting     thrilling     interesting     inspiring     intriguing     gripping     galvanizing     rousing     electrifying     intoxicating     exhilarating     electric     absorbing     provocative     heart-stopping     moving     fascinating     galvanic     riveting     rip-roaring     stimulating     mind-blowing     mind-bending     lively     kicky     tantalizing     touching     engrossing     mind-boggling     charged     enchanting     arresting     hair-raising     enthralling     exhilarative     spellbinding     titillating     poignant     dynamic     energetic     kinetic     high-voltage     lusty       See More   tiresome     tedious     boring     unexciting     dull     monotonous     mind-numbing     uninteresting     humdrum     dreary     2      as in emotionalhaving the power to affect the feelings or sympathies a stirring rendition of the national anthem       emotional     moving     impressive     touching     affecting     passionate     poignant     exciting     excitable     provoking     inspirational     rousing     dramatic     eloquent     impactful     feeling     meaningful     expressive     theatrical     stimulating     theatric     significant     responsive     demonstrative     cathartic     sensitive     melodramatic     histrionic       See More   cool     cold     detached     dispassionate     unimpressive     unemotional     unaffecting     emotionless     deadpan     3      as in buzzingmarked by much life, movement, or activity spring has arrived, and the meadow is stirring with life       buzzing     humming     busy     vibrant     rousing     thriving     lively     crowded     astir     brisk     populous     animated     aboil     bustling     kinetic     happening     abuzz     alive     flourishing     hopping     abubble     swarming     teeming     overflowing     thronging     abounding          dead     sleepy     inactive     lifeless     asleep                as in shiftingthe act or an instance of changing position I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind       shifting     motion     movement     move     shift     relocation     stir     flapping     twitching     migration     squirming     fidgeting     dislocation     waving     fiddling     mobility     squirm     wriggling     writhing     motility     locomotion     flailing     motivity       See More   inertia     stop     pause     immobility     motionlessness     finish     stillness     halt     shutdown     cessation     stoppage     lapse     termination     ending     discontinuance     expiration     inertness     shutoff     surcease        present participle of stir    1      as in swirlingto cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly the recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended       swirling     washing     churning     agitating     shaking     whisking     whipping     whirling     beating     paddling     reeling     wheeling     2      as in movingto change one's position the cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet       shifting     moving     squirming     twitching     fidgeting     rousing     tossing     wiggling     locomoting     fiddling     jiggling     writhing     wriggling     budging     squiggling       See More   freezing     remaining     stabilizing     stilling     staying     hanging around     tarrying     sticking around     3      as in provokingto rouse to strong feeling or action news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes       provoking     encouraging     stimulating     inspiring     moving     sparking     arousing     inciting     instigating     motivating     exciting     inducing     driving     triggering     igniting     galvanizing     impassioning     fanning     motiving     activating     energizing     piquing     animating     fomenting     kindling     inflaming     fermenting     enflaming     building a fire under     quickening     revving (up)     angering     vitalizing     raising     enraging     taunting     firing (up)     teasing     bothering     maddening     upsetting     irritating     jeering     setting off     getting     exasperating     aggravating     pumping up     vexing     annoying     abetting     galling     keying (up)     whipping (up)       See More   soothing     calming     subduing     tranquilizing     tranquillizing     placating     mollifying     pacifying     appeasing   |