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  • 11stirring — stirringly, adv. /sterr ing/, adj. 1. rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech. 2. moving, active, bustling, or lively: a stirring business. [bef. 900; ME stiringe, OE styriende. See STIR1, ING2] * * * …

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  • 12stirring — adjective producing strong feelings or excitement in someone; rousing: stirring music | a stirring speech stirringly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13stirring — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. active, bustling 2. rousing, inspiring < a stirring speech > II. noun Date: 14th century a beginning of motion or activity ; movement often used in plural …

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  • 14Stirring rod — A stirring rod is a piece of laboratory equipment used to mix chemicals and liquids for laboratory purposes …

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  • 15stirring — adj. Stirring is used with these nouns: ↑speech …

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  • 16stirring — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stimuLating, lively, animating; see interesting . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rousing, moving, exciting, stimulating, electrifying, exhilarating, inspiring, *mind blowing, dramatic, soul stirring. ANT.: boring,&#8230; …

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  • 17stirring — stir·ring || stɜːrɪŋ adj. moving, rousing, exhilarating; lively, spirited n. act of making circular movements in a liquid with an object, agitating, mixing; rousing, moving stÉœr /stɜː n. stirring movement; movement, motion; disturbance,&#8230; …

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  • 18stirring adj — A restaurant owner gave his cooks a stirring speech …

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  • 19stirring — adjective a stirring portrait of his life as a missionary Syn: exciting, thrilling, rousing, stimulating, moving, inspiring, inspirational, passionate, impassioned, emotional, heady Ant: boring, pedestrian …

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  • 20stirring — /ˈstɜrɪŋ/ (say sterring) adjective 1. that stirs; moving, active, bustling, or lively. 2. rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech. {stir1 + r + ing2} –stirringly, adverb …