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stirring

DEFINITIONS OF: stirring

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adj exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions

“a stirring speech”
Synonyms:
soul-stirring
moving
arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

adj capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

stirring events such as wars and rescues”
Synonyms:
rousing
stimulating
rousing or quickening activity or the senses

n agitating a liquid with an implement

“constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan”
Type of:
agitation
the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

n arousing to a particular emotion or action

Synonyms:
inspiration
Type of:
arousal, rousing
the act of arousing
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