: causing strong feelings
She gave a stirring [=moving] speech at the awards banquet.
a stirring rendition of the national anthem
plural stirrings
: the beginning of a motion, activity, feeling, idea, etc.
—+ of
We felt the first stirrings of hope when we heard the news.
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“Stirring.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/stirring. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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