stirring

stirring
stirring [{{t}}'stɜ:rɪŋ]
1 adjective
(music, song) entraînant; (story) excitant, passionnant; (speech) vibrant;
it's stirring stuff c'est passionnant
2 noun
he felt vague stirrings of guilt il éprouva un vague sentiment de culpabilité;
the first stirrings of what was to become the Romantic movement les premières manifestations de ce qui allait devenir le mouvement romantique

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  • Stirring — Stir Stir, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian; probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st[ o]ren, OHG. st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.] 1. To change the place of in any …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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