stirring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stirring	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for stirring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stirring adj capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" Synonym(s): rousing, stirring exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech" Synonym(s): stirring, soul-stirring n agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan" arousing to a particular emotion or action Synonym(s): inspiration, stirring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st[94]ren, OHG. st[d3]ren to scatter, destroy. [fb]166.] 1. To change the place of in any manner; to move. My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. --Sir W. Temple. 2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate; as, to stir a pudding with a spoon. My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred. --Shak. 3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot. Stir not questions of jurisdiction. --Bacon. 4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite. [bd]To stir men to devotion.[b8] --Chaucer. An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak. And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden. Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to stir up sedition. Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate; excite; provoke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stirring \Stir"ring\, a. Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. --Southey. Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening; exciting.