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stirring

['ste:r iN] = /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
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  1. If a song, book, speech, event, etc. is stirring, it makes you feel very excited.
    The music in the film was stirring. I kept hearing it for hours after the film ended.
    The author wrote a stirring book about the exploration of space.
    Congratulations! What a stirring speech!