stirring
adjective/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
/ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- causing strong feelings; exciting
- a stirring performance
- stirring memories
- listening to stirring accounts of their heroic history
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStirring is used with these nouns:- speech
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