Stirring (adjective)

  1. Having a strong effect on one's emotions or feelings; moving, inspiring.
  2. Exciting, causing feelings of strong emotion, or creating an active interest.

Origin:

From stir + -ing.

Examples:

  1. The stirring speech moved the crowd to action.
  2. The stirring music gave him chills.
  3. The patriotic song was stirring and it made the crowd stand up and sing along.
  4. The stirring performance was memorable and emotional.
  5. Her stirring words of encouragement helped him to push through the difficult times.
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