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Meaning of stirring in English

stirring
adjective
  approving
uk
/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ/ us
/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/
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A stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions:
stirring speech
stirring words
stirring song
stirring performance
stirring rendition
emotionally stirring
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stir verb (CAUSE EMOTION)
stirringly
stirring
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈstɜː.rɪŋ/ us
/ˈstɝː.ɪŋ/
the beginning of something, such as an emotion or thought:
emotionally stirring She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.
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Starting and beginning
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(Definition of stirring from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of stirring

in Chinese (Traditional)
（演說或歌曲）令人內心澎湃的，激動人心的, （情感、想法等的）萌發，萌生…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（演说或歌曲）令人心潮澎湃的，激动人心的, （情感、想法等的）萌发，萌动…
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conmovedor, emotivo/va [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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comovente…
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heyecanlandıran, güçlü duygular uyandıran, harekete geçiren…
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vibrant/-ante, passionnant…
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感動（かんどう）させる…
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opwekkend…
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vzrušující…
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rørende…
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menarik…
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kích thích, kích động…
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poruszający, pobudzający…
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rörande, gripande…
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menarik…
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aufwühlend…
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rørende, spennende, gripende…
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