Stirring

//ˈstɝɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred countable, gerund, uncountable

    "The reduction takes the central bank back to where it was in December 2005, when it began raising its key rate despite objections from some political figures and many economists about choking the early stirrings of a recovery in growth."

  2. 2
    agitating a liquid with an implement wordnet
  3. 3
    arousing to a particular emotion or action wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stir form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    invigorating or inspiring

    "As he had said, his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough, and it was a stirring tune, something between 'Clementine' and 'La Cucaracha'."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement wordnet

Synonyms

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stimulatingactiveactivityactuationafootaggravation

Antonyms

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dreich

Example

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"Something was stirring in the dark."

Etymology

By surface analysis, stir + -ing.

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summer-stirring

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