Stirring
What it means
Inspiring strong and uplifting emotion.
Reach for it when praising words, music, or events that awaken strong and uplifting feeling
The choir gave a stirring performance.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when energy, courage, or collective enthusiasm rises
Careful A quiet personal tribute can be stirring without rousing a crowd.
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warm
Fits when the feeling leads toward hope or purposeful action
Careful Stirring may simply intensify emotion without offering a model to follow.
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warm
Fits when genuine emotion touches people deeply
Careful Moving includes sadness and tenderness, while stirring often suggests uplift or action.
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professional
Fits when images or memories are vividly called to mind
Careful Evocative work may be subtle rather than emotionally forceful.
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formal
Fits when the speaker's own strong conviction drives the effect
Careful Music or events can be stirring without expressing an individual's passion.
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literary
Fits when deliberately elevated language suits profound emotion
Careful Everyday praise rarely needs this heightened, almost devotional phrase.
Opposites 3
- uninspiring
- numbing
- flat
Common phrases 3
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stirring speech
Her stirring speech renewed the volunteers' courage.
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stirring performance
The choir offered a stirring performance of the workers' song.
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stirring tribute
A stirring tribute honored the crews who rebuilt the bridge.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: TreeMama, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated