stirringadjective
uk/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ/us/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/approvingA stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions.
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Inspiring feelings in others
- amuse
- arouse
- emotive
- enthuse
- fire
- freak
- heartstrings
- inflame
- inspirational
- inspire
- invoke
- kindle
- messianic
- move
- moving
- movingly
- overwhelm
- touching
stirringly
adverb uk/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ.li/us/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ.li/
stirringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ/us/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/the beginning of something, such as an emotion or thought:
She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.
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Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- break into sth
- export
- go ahead
- ground
- incipient
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick-start
- strike
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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