1. Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
   "a stirring speech";
   - soul-stirring
    
2. Capable of or likely to induce emotions, enthusiasm or excitement
   "stirring events such as wars and rescues";
   - rousing

1. Arousing to a particular emotion or action
   "The stirring call to action motivated the volunteers";
   - inspiration
    
2. Agitating a liquid with an implement
   "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"

1. Move an implement through in order to mix
   "stir the soil"; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"
    
2. Mix or add by stirring
   "Stir nuts into the dough"
    
3. Move or shift slightly from a position
   "He stirred in his seat";
   - shift, budge, scooch [informal]
    
4. Arouse feelings in
   "stir emotions";
   - stimulate, excite
    
5. Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of
   "These stories stirred the community";
   - shake, shake up, excite
    
6. Affect emotionally
   "A stirring movie";
   - touch
    
7. Cause to be alert and energetic
   "The speech stirred the crowd to action";
   - stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise [Brit], perk up

Derived forms: stirrings

See also: moving, stimulating, stir up

Type of: affect, agitation, arousal, arouse, displace, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, impress, kindle, move, provoke, raise, rousing, sensitise [Brit], sensitize, strike, work

Encyclopedia: Stirring