Synonyms for stirring

Noun

1. stirring, agitation

usage: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"

2. inspiration, stirring, arousal, rousing

usage: arousing to a particular emotion or action

Verb

1. stir, move, displace

usage: move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"

2. stir, shift, budge, agitate, move

usage: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

3. stimulate, excite, stir, sensitize, sensitise

usage: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

4. stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke, stir up

usage: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

5. touch, stir, affect, impress, move, strike, stir up

usage: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

6. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth, make, create

usage: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

7. arouse, stir, move

usage: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

8. stir, work

usage: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"

Adjective

1. rousing, stirring, stimulating (vs. unstimulating)

usage: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"

2. stirring, soul-stirring, moving (vs. unmoving)

usage: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech"