: a beginning of motion or activity : movement
—often used in plural
the first stirrings of revolution
Examples of stirring in a Sentence
Adjective
a stirring rendition of the national anthem
the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther King's stirring “I Have a Dream” speech still resonates today
Noun
I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
From Central America to West Africa, Greece to Indonesia, Clapp serves up a stirring picture of the deliberate and surprisingly profitable despoliation of one half of the planet by the other.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Many came to secure one of the limited-edition timepieces that could only be acquired on that one day; and others, to celebrate the stirrings of the British watch industry.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Day’s game-winning hit capped a stirring comeback for the Razorbacks, who trailed 5-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
From Central America to West Africa, Greece to Indonesia, Clapp serves up a stirring picture of the deliberate and surprisingly profitable despoliation of one half of the planet by the other.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
Butler lost Gordon Hayward to the NBA, but Shelvin Mack, Matt Howard and Brad Stevens were back, and the Bulldogs embarked on a second straight stirring run all the way to the national title game.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Many came to secure one of the limited-edition timepieces that could only be acquired on that one day; and others, to celebrate the stirrings of the British watch industry.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Stirring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stirring. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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