: 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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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But this isn’t a fire-and-brimstone movie, and music, such stirring music performed by Caton and composer Ludwig Goransson, won’t damn us.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That means no arduous stirring to reincorporate it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Early momentum swing Despite all the emotion and energy in the rink with Gabriel Landeskog’s stirring return to action after nearly three years away, Colorado started slowly.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But this isn’t a fire-and-brimstone movie, and music, such stirring music performed by Caton and composer Ludwig Goransson, won’t damn us.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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
That means no arduous stirring to reincorporate it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Stirring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stirring. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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