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Synonyms & Antonyms for stirring
Synonyms: Adjective
breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, inspiring, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, thrilling
Synonyms: Noun
motion, move, movement, shift, shifting, stir
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Noun
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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 todayNoun
I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasn't a breath of wind.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The stirring scene features some of the best performances of the season. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Amanda Brugel Has a Game-Changing Theory About The Handmaid's Tale's Rita," 17 Aug. 2019 As the stirring scene unfolded, travelers, who had left their seats in waiting areas and paused their walks through the terminal, got quiet. — Author: Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, "Southwest Airlines flew the remains of a Vietnam airman home to Dallas. The pilot was his son.," 9 Aug. 2019 In one stirring moment, Bono says his friend's voice improved with years. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "'Pavarotti': 5 life lessons the passionate tenor taught us in the new Ron Howard documentary," 6 June 2019 With stunning archival footage and interviews with the amazing Maiden crew, Holmes captures that high in this stirring documentary that recounts not just the feminist achievement, but triumph of the human spirit. — Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, "‘Maiden’ review: First female team in Whitbread race a feminist and human feat," 11 July 2019 One of the most stirring reaction videos comes from Normies, a YouTube review team based out of Indiana. — Nick Allen, The Hollywood Reporter, "Why It's Hard to Move on After 'Avengers: Infinity War'," 5 May 2018 Lastly, who would expect conservative lawyer/pundit George Conway, the husband of the venal Trump apologist Kellyanne, to issue the most stirring call to arms of the week? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “This Is the End of My Presidency!”," 21 Apr. 2019 In one of the most stirring success stories of modern medicine, many childhood cancers are now treatable, including types that once would have been fatal. — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, "For Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Walk," 20 June 2018 In Tennyson’s hands the light brigade’s disastrous frontal assault on Russian troops in the Crimean War produced some stirring verse. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "Dick Durbin’s Supreme Sacrifice," 9 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Kane notched twice in his first Premier League outing this term, scoring a brace as the Lilywhites produced a stirring fightback against Aston Villa on opening day. — SI.com, "Harry Kane's Dreadful Record Against Newcastle United in Abysmal Premier League Defeat," 25 Aug. 2019 On Tuesday, ahead of a House vote on resolution to rebuke Trump, Rep. Ron Wright, a freshman Republican from Arlington, criticized him for a stirring acrimony, and also rejected the Democrats' move to formally label him a racist. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Texas Republicans squirm as Trump tells nonwhites in Congress 'go back' home; Cornyn calls it 'unforced error'," 16 July 2019 Microwave additional 1/2 cup peanut -butter chips in bowl at 50% power, stirring occasionally, until melted. — Washington Post, "Get that sticky rice crispy chew that kids and adults love," 15 July 2019 It must be said that for a keenly intelligent statesman of stirring, almost unparalleled, private eloquence, public speaking was not exactly a strong suit. — WSJ, "Notable & Quotable: The Real George H.W. Bush," 5 Dec. 2018 Golden Globes host Seth Meyers had alluded to a 2020 White House run for Winfrey before her speech, but after the stirring address, speculation of her landing on the Democratic ticket erupted at after-parties and on social media. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, "Democrats Need to Take Black Women More Seriously. Oprah Could Be the Answer," 8 Jan. 2018 Forecasters expect Barry, the year’s first major tropical stirring, to bring between 10 and 20 inches of rain to the New Orleans metropolitan area and several feet of surge in the surrounding waterways. — BostonGlobe.com, "Tropical Storm Barry approaches Louisiana," 12 July 2019 May spies on their dalliances without confronting them, awakening a sensual stirring in herself that is not socially acceptable. — Hau Chu, Twin Cities, "‘The Third Wife,’ a movie set in 19th-century Vietnam, has a lot to say about today," 27 June 2019 May spies on their dalliances without confronting them, awakening a sensual stirring in herself that is not socially acceptable. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘The Third Wife’ is a story told with deft, lush strokes," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stirring.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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