What is another word for stirring?
1125 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stˈɜːɹɪŋ], [ stˈɜːɹɪŋ], [ s_t_ˈɜː_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]
Stirring is a word used to describe an emotional state of excitement or inspiration. There are many synonyms for stirring, which can be used interchangeably depending on the context. Some synonyms include: stimulating, animated, rousing, inspiring, exhilarating, captivating, exciting, uplifting, and motivating. Each of these words has its own unique definition, but all share the common theme of evoking a strong emotional response from the reader or listener. Whether used in literature, film, or everyday conversation, synonyms for stirring can enhance the impact of a message and spark a sense of passion and zeal in the audience.
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Similar words for stirring:
- active (adjective)
- emotional (adjective)
- emotive (adjective)
- exciting (adjective)
- hopeful (adjective)
- indelible (adjective)
- lively (adjective)
- moving (adjective)
- pitiful (adjective)
- sensual (adjective)
- agile (adjective)
- alive (adjective)
- busy (adjective)
- electric/electrical (adjective)
- eloquent (adjective)
- enterprising (adjective)
- entertaining (adjective)
- exhilarating (adjective)
- expressive (adjective)
- graphic (adjective)
- impassioned (adjective)
- imposing (adjective)
- impressive (adjective)
- inspiring (adjective)
- interesting (adjective)
- passionate (adjective)
- reinvigorating (adjective)
- rustling (adjective)
- sensational (adjective)
- stimulating (adjective)
- thought-provoking (adjective)
- thrilling (adjective)
- vivid (adjective)
- waking (adjective)
- act (noun)
- activity (noun)
- agitation (noun)
- motion (noun)
- move (noun)
- movement (noun)
- upheaval (noun)
- agitating (verb)
- moving (verb)
- absorbing
- affecting
- ardent
- diverting
- eloquent
- encouraging
- fascinating
- murmuring
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Stirring:
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adj.
• active- active ,
- animated ,
- assiduous ,
- bustling ,
- dynamic ,
- eager ,
- energetic ,
- industrious ,
- sedulous ,
- spirited ,
- sprightly ,
- tireless ,
- vivacious .
- coursing ,
- felt in gut ,
- flowing ,
- going ,
- grabbed by ,
- passing ,
- proceeding ,
- running ,
- transiting ,
- turned on by .
- easy moving ,
- easymoving ,
- fleet ,
- limber ,
- lithe ,
- mercurial ,
- more acute ,
- more bustling ,
- more easy moving ,
- more easy-moving ,
- more easymoving ,
- most bustling ,
- most easy moving ,
- most easy-moving ,
- most easymoving ,
- most sportive ,
- prompt ,
- quick ,
- quick draw ,
- quick on draw ,
- quick the draw ,
- quick the trigger ,
- quick trigger ,
- quick witted ,
- quickest ,
- quickwitted ,
- sportive ,
- sprighter ,
- sprightest .
- more eager ,
- more swarming ,
- more zestful ,
- most swarming ,
- most zestful ,
- over flowing ,
- over-flowing ,
- replete .
- interfering ,
- intrusive ,
- meddlesome ,
- more curious ,
- more meddling ,
- most meddling ,
- nebbier ,
- nebbiest ,
- officious .
- magnetic ,
- more electrical ,
- more electrifying ,
- more juiced ,
- more motor driven ,
- more motor-driven ,
- more motordriven ,
- more power driven ,
- more power-driven ,
- more powerdriven ,
- more voltaic ,
- most electrifying ,
- most juiced ,
- most motor driven ,
- most motor-driven ,
- most motordriven ,
- most power driven ,
- most power-driven ,
- most powerdriven ,
- most voltaic ,
- motor driven ,
- motordriven ,
- power driven ,
- powerdriven .
- more revealing ,
- more smooth spoken ,
- more smooth-spoken ,
- more smoothspoken ,
- more telling ,
- more well expressed ,
- more well-expressed ,
- more wellexpressed ,
- most fervid ,
- most revealing ,
- most smooth spoken ,
- most smooth-spoken ,
- most smoothspoken ,
- most telling ,
- most well expressed ,
- most well-expressed ,
- most wellexpressed ,
- out spoken ,
- out-spoken ,
- outspoken ,
- potent ,
- silver tongued ,
- silvertongued ,
- smooth spoken ,
- smoothspoken ,
- well expressed ,
- wellexpressed .
- GOGO ,
- coming strong ,
- go go ,
- goahead ,
- hard ball ,
- more advancing ,
- more craving ,
- more diligent ,
- more go go ,
- more go-go ,
- more gogo ,
- more gumptious ,
- more itching ,
- more lusting ,
- more self starting ,
- more self-starting ,
- more selfstarting ,
- more take over ,
- more take-over ,
- more takeover ,
- more yearning ,
- most advancing ,
- most craving ,
- most go go ,
- most go-go ,
- most gogo ,
- most gumptious ,
- most itching ,
- most lusting ,
- most self starting ,
- most self-starting ,
- most selfstarting ,
- most take over ,
- most take-over ,
- most takeover ,
- most yearning ,
- self starting ,
- self-starting ,
- selfstarting ,
- take-over ,
- up and coming ,
- up-and-coming .
- be a ball ,
- be ball ,
- de lightful ,
- de-lightful ,
- funnier ,
- gassest ,
- more captivating ,
- more recreative ,
- more relaxing ,
- more side splitting ,
- more side-splitting ,
- most captivating ,
- most recreative ,
- most relaxing ,
- most side splitting ,
- most side-splitting ,
- pro vocative ,
- pro-vocative ,
- re creative ,
- riotest ,
- screamest ,
- side splitting ,
- side-splitting ,
- witty .
- Gladdening ,
- in spiriting ,
- in-spiriting ,
- more animative ,
- more elevating ,
- more exalting ,
- more exhilarative ,
- more exhilaratory ,
- more gladdening ,
- more inspiriting ,
- more stimulative ,
- more tonic ,
- most animative ,
- most elevating ,
- most exalting ,
- most exhilarative ,
- most exhilaratory ,
- most gladdening ,
- most inspiriting ,
- most stimulative ,
- most tonic ,
- tonic ,
- up lifting ,
- up-lifting .
- forcible ,
- more revelatory ,
- more understanding ,
- most revelatory ,
- re presentative ,
- re-presentative ,
- under standing ,
- under-standing .
- in flamed ,
- in spired ,
- in tense ,
- in tenser ,
- in-flamed ,
- in-spired ,
- in-tense ,
- in-tenser ,
- in-tensest ,
- more overemotional ,
- more white hot ,
- more white-hot ,
- more whitehot ,
- most overemotional ,
- most white hot ,
- most white-hot ,
- most whitehot ,
- mushy ,
- over emotional ,
- pro found ,
- pro founder ,
- pro-found ,
- pro-founder ,
- starry eyed ,
- starryeyed ,
- white hot ,
- whitehot ,
- wild about .
- more mega ,
- most mega ,
- one for book ,
- over blown ,
- over-blown ,
- something to write home about ,
- something write home about .
- awe inspiring ,
- aweinspiring ,
- ex cited ,
- ex-cited ,
- extra-ordinary ,
- more well done ,
- more well-done ,
- more welldone ,
- most well done ,
- most well-done ,
- most welldone ,
- well done ,
- well-done ,
- welldone .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- high powered ,
- high pressure ,
- highpressure ,
- more high pressure ,
- more high-pressure ,
- more highpressure ,
- more quickened ,
- most high pressure ,
- most high-pressure ,
- most highpressure ,
- most quickened .
- in credible ,
- in-credible ,
- more agitating ,
- more smashing ,
- most agitating ,
- most smashing ,
- out of world ,
- out this world ,
- out world ,
- sur prising ,
- sur-prising .
- blood tingling ,
- bloodtingling ,
- fabber ,
- fabbest ,
- more blood tingling ,
- more blood-tingling ,
- more bloodtingling ,
- more shivering ,
- more trembling ,
- most blood tingling ,
- most blood-tingling ,
- most bloodtingling ,
- most shivering ,
- most trembling .
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• act • activity- action ,
- activity ,
- agility ,
- animation ,
- business ,
- conduct ,
- energy ,
- enterprise ,
- exercise ,
- kinetics ,
- liveliness ,
- motion ,
- performance .
- Translatings ,
- dis placement ,
- dis placements ,
- dis-placement ,
- dis-placements ,
- dynamisms ,
- evolvings ,
- movablenesses ,
- operativenesses ,
- roamings ,
- trans feral ,
- trans planting ,
- trans-feral ,
- trans-planting ,
- transplantings ,
- under taking ,
- under-taking ,
- under-takings .
- about face ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- ex plosion ,
- ex plosions ,
- ex-plosion ,
- new ball game ,
- new ball games ,
- new ball-games ,
- new ballgames ,
- new deals ,
- out break ,
- out breaks ,
- out burst ,
- out bursts ,
- out cries ,
- out-break ,
- out-breaks ,
- out-burst ,
- out-bursts ,
- out-cries ,
- out-cry ,
- over throw ,
- over throws ,
- over-throw ,
- over-throws ,
- re volutions ,
- re-volution ,
- re-volutions ,
- up turns ,
- up-turn ,
- up-turns .
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v.
• agitating • moving Other synonyms:
- cathartic ,
- emotive ,
- head trip ,
- inflammable ,
- much .
- charge .
- overwhelming .
- punch .
Other relevant words:
- Adjuring ,
- Adverting ,
- Agoing ,
- Alluding ,
- Arousing ,
- Booting ,
- Bothering ,
- Caballing ,
- Careening ,
- Charging ,
- Citing ,
- Commoving ,
- Comprehending ,
- Conning ,
- Conspiring ,
- Convulsing ,
- Crusading ,
- Discarding ,
- Dislodging ,
- Disordering ,
- Disposing ,
- Distracting ,
- Eavesdropping ,
- Elevating ,
- Eliciting ,
- Energized ,
- Enhancing ,
- Enkindling ,
- Entreating ,
- Equaling ,
- Evoking ,
- Exhilarant ,
- Exhorting ,
- Fame ,
- Flipping ,
- Flurrying ,
- Fomenting ,
- Fraying ,
- Fussing ,
- Hopping ,
- Hustling ,
- Impacting ,
- Impassionate ,
- Inciting ,
- Influencing ,
- Instigating ,
- Invoking ,
- Levying ,
- Lifting ,
- Maturing ,
- Mentioning ,
- Motioning ,
- Nominating ,
- Nurturing ,
- Overcoming ,
- Paddling ,
- Pertaining ,
- Pothering ,
- Producing ,
- Promoting ,
- Recruiting ,
- Referring ,
- Relating ,
- Rivaling ,
- Rivalling ,
- Roborant ,
- Rocking ,
- Ruffling ,
- Skying ,
- Squabbling ,
- Stating ,
- Storming ,
- Submitting ,
- Tilting ,
- Wagging ,
- Waging ,
- Whetting ,
- Whisking ,
- abet ,
- aboil ,
- abubble ,
- abuzz ,
- acting ,
- actioning ,
- activate ,
- activating ,
- actuate ,
- actuation ,
- adjoining ,
- ado ,
- advance ,
- advancing ,
- affective ,
- afflatus ,
- aggravation ,
- agile ,
- agitate ,
- agitation ,
- alarming ,
- alive ,
- alive and kicking ,
- alluring ,
- amazing ,
- animating ,
- anticyclone ,
- appealing ,
- ardent ,
- arousal ,
- arouse ,
- aroused ,
- aspiration ,
- asserting ,
- astir ,
- astonishing ,
- astounding ,
- at call ,
- at work ,
- awake ,
- awaken ,
- awakening ,
- awe-inspiring ,
- awesome ,
- awful ,
- beginning ,
- bestir ,
- bickering ,
- blending ,
- bracing ,
- brainchild ,
- brawling ,
- breath ,
- breathing in ,
- breathtaking ,
- breeze ,
- bring ,
- brisk ,
- bruit ,
- budge ,
- bulletin ,
- burning ,
- bustle ,
- buzz ,
- buzzing ,
- calm ,
- campaigning ,
- canard ,
- causing ,
- causing trouble ,
- challenging ,
- change ,
- changing ,
- charged ,
- chucking ,
- cliff-hanging ,
- colourful ,
- commotion ,
- commove ,
- compelling ,
- concerning ,
- confusion ,
- conjuring ,
- consuming ,
- contacting ,
- convulsion ,
- create ,
- cry ,
- daunting ,
- dead calm ,
- decline ,
- decrease ,
- deep ,
- deeply felt ,
- delight ,
- development ,
- dining ,
- displace ,
- distressful ,
- distressing ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- disturbing ,
- dithering ,
- doleful ,
- dolorous ,
- downward movement ,
- dramatic ,
- dreadful ,
- driving ,
- dynamics ,
- earnest ,
- effective ,
- egg on ,
- egregious ,
- elating ,
- elation ,
- electric ,
- electrical ,
- electrifying ,
- elicit ,
- eloquent ,
- emotion ,
- emotional ,
- emphatic ,
- encourage ,
- encouragement ,
- encouraging ,
- energising ,
- energize ,
- energizing ,
- enkindle ,
- enlivening ,
- enthusiastic ,
- erecting ,
- euphoria ,
- eventful ,
- evocative ,
- evoke ,
- exacerbation ,
- exaggerated ,
- exasperate ,
- exasperation ,
- excellent ,
- excite ,
- excitement ,
- exciting ,
- exhilarating ,
- exhilaration ,
- exhilarative ,
- far-out ,
- farming ,
- fascinating ,
- fearful ,
- fearsome ,
- fermenting ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- fidget ,
- fidgeting ,
- fiery ,
- fine ,
- fire up ,
- firing ,
- flamboyant ,
- flapping ,
- flash ,
- flickering ,
- flourishing ,
- flurry ,
- flush ,
- fluttering ,
- fomentation ,
- formidable ,
- frightening ,
- frisky ,
- fuss ,
- galvanic ,
- galvanizing ,
- gaping ,
- gesticulation ,
- gesture ,
- get going ,
- get off ,
- glowing ,
- goading ,
- graphic ,
- grievous ,
- gripping ,
- gust ,
- hair-raising ,
- happening ,
- hassling ,
- hastening ,
- heady ,
- hearsay ,
- heart-breaking ,
- heart-rending ,
- heart-stirring ,
- heart-stopping ,
- heartbreaking ,
- heartfelt ,
- heartrending ,
- heartwarming ,
- heated ,
- heightening ,
- histrionic ,
- horrifying ,
- hubbub ,
- humming ,
- idea afloat ,
- illumination ,
- impactful ,
- impassioned ,
- impel ,
- impelling ,
- important ,
- imposing ,
- impressive ,
- in full swing ,
- in harness ,
- in motion ,
- inactivity ,
- incite ,
- incitement ,
- increase ,
- increasing ,
- incredible ,
- indelible ,
- induce ,
- inducing ,
- inflame ,
- inflamed ,
- inflaming ,
- inflammation ,
- inflammatory ,
- influential ,
- infusion ,
- inhalation ,
- initiation ,
- inspiration ,
- inspirational ,
- inspire ,
- inspired ,
- inspiring ,
- inspiriting ,
- instigate ,
- instigation ,
- intake ,
- intoxicating ,
- intriguing ,
- invigorating ,
- inviting ,
- invoke ,
- irritation ,
- jar ,
- jocund ,
- jogging ,
- jolt ,
- jounce ,
- jouncing ,
- juddering ,
- juicy ,
- kerfuffle ,
- kicky ,
- killing ,
- kindle ,
- kindling ,
- kinesis ,
- kinetic ,
- lamentable ,
- leavening ,
- lurching ,
- lurid ,
- maddening ,
- marvellous ,
- matching ,
- material ,
- maudlin ,
- mawkish ,
- melodramatic ,
- memorable ,
- mind-bending ,
- mind-blowing ,
- mind-boggling ,
- mingling ,
- miserable ,
- mixing ,
- mobile ,
- mobilization ,
- momentous ,
- motile ,
- motivating ,
- motivation ,
- motivational ,
- motive ,
- motor ,
- mournful ,
- move ,
- move about ,
- move over ,
- naming ,
- needling ,
- notable ,
- of note ,
- on foot ,
- on the alert ,
- overdone ,
- overmastering ,
- overpowering ,
- parenting ,
- passion ,
- pathetic ,
- peace ,
- pep rally ,
- pep talk ,
- persuasive ,
- perturbation ,
- phenomenal ,
- piquant ,
- pitching ,
- piteous ,
- pitiable ,
- plaintive ,
- poking ,
- portentous ,
- powerful ,
- pressing ,
- pricking ,
- prodding ,
- profound ,
- progress ,
- prominent ,
- prompting ,
- propellant ,
- propelling ,
- provocative ,
- provoke ,
- provoking ,
- puff ,
- pushing ,
- quickening ,
- quiet ,
- rabble-rousing ,
- racy ,
- raising ,
- rake over ,
- rallying ,
- ravishing ,
- reaching ,
- rearing ,
- rebooting ,
- redoubtable ,
- remarkable ,
- reorganizing ,
- report ,
- repose ,
- repositioning ,
- repute ,
- restlessness ,
- resurrecting ,
- reviving ,
- rioting ,
- rip-roaring ,
- ripping ,
- riveting ,
- rouse ,
- rousing ,
- rowing ,
- rumor ,
- rushing ,
- ruthful ,
- sad ,
- salient ,
- scandal ,
- sensitise ,
- sensitive ,
- sensitize ,
- sensitizing ,
- sensual ,
- sentimental ,
- sexing ,
- shake ,
- shake up ,
- shift ,
- shocking ,
- showy ,
- shuffling ,
- signal ,
- silence ,
- sincere ,
- slashing ,
- sleep ,
- sorrowful ,
- soul-stirring ,
- soulful ,
- spectacular ,
- spicy ,
- spine-tingling ,
- splendid ,
- spluttering ,
- spurring ,
- staggering ,
- stimulant ,
- stimulate ,
- stimulating ,
- stimulation ,
- stimulative ,
- stimulus ,
- stir ,
- stir up ,
- stirrer ,
- striking ,
- stunning ,
- stupefying ,
- suggestive ,
- suspenseful ,
- suspensive ,
- swarming ,
- switching ,
- table talk ,
- talk ,
- tantalizing ,
- teeming ,
- telling ,
- tender ,
- tense ,
- terrible ,
- terrifying ,
- the point ,
- theatrical ,
- thought-provoking ,
- thrill ,
- thrilling ,
- thriving ,
- tickling ,
- tillage ,
- tinging ,
- tingle ,
- tinting ,
- titillating ,
- to-do ,
- tossing ,
- touch ,
- tragic ,
- tranquility ,
- transitional ,
- traveling ,
- travelling ,
- trembling ,
- tumult ,
- turbulence ,
- turmoil ,
- unbelievable ,
- unforgettable ,
- unrest ,
- unsettling ,
- up in arms ,
- upgrading ,
- upheaval ,
- urgent ,
- urging ,
- vehement ,
- velocity ,
- vibrant ,
- vigilant ,
- vigorous ,
- vivid ,
- wakening ,
- waking ,
- warm ,
- wavering ,
- weighty ,
- whet ,
- whiff ,
- whipping ,
- whirling ,
- woeful ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous ,
- working ,
- worthy ,
- wretched ,
- zealous ,
- zephyr .
- Animative ,
- Innerving ,
- Mega ,
- Motor-driven ,
- REDHOT ,
- Re-creative ,
- Recreative ,
- Spright ,
- Vivifying ,
- adrenalizing ,
- arousing affect ,
- blood-tingling ,
- busy ,
- coming on strong ,
- easy-moving ,
- enterprising ,
- exhilaratory ,
- extra ordinary ,
- fab ,
- first class ,
- firstclass ,
- gasser ,
- go-go ,
- gumptious ,
- high-pressure ,
- highpowered ,
- hotblooded ,
- juiced ,
- lively ,
- moving ,
- murmurous ,
- nebby ,
- one for the book ,
- over-emotional ,
- overemotional ,
- power-driven ,
- quick on the draw ,
- quick on the trigger ,
- quick on trigger ,
- red hot ,
- reinvigorating ,
- renewing ,
- revelatory ,
- rioter ,
- screamer ,
- smooth-spoken ,
- something else ,
- steamed up ,
- swishing ,
- take over ,
- true to life ,
- true-to-life ,
- twinkle toes ,
- vitalizing ,
- voltaic ,
- well-expressed ,
- white-hot ,
- zero cool ,
- zestful .
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How to use "Stirring" in context?
Stirring is a creative and captivating art form that can be used to engage and entertain audiences of all ages. From stirring a pot of soup to creating ruffled feathers, there is something stirring inside of everyone. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just getting started, stirring can be a fun, creative way to spend your time and share your talents with others. Here are a few pointers to get started:
Find your stirring style. What makes your art special? Does your style incorporate movement or being still? Are you more of a visual artist or do you prefer to use sound to create your stirrings?
Paraphrases for Stirring:
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Equivalence
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Verb, gerund or present participle
agitating.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
moving.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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Noun, plural
mixing, waves, upheavals, disturbances.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
blending, casting, causing, circulating, directing, disturbing, encouraging, energizing, engaging, enlisting, ensuing, enticing, exalting, fostering, fueling, gathering, incurring, inducing, inflaming, inviting, leading, merging, motivating, precipitating, prompting, provoking, raising, rallying, resulting, spurring, stimulating, teasing, thrilling, touching, twitching, urging, waving, Abetting, Advocating, Aiding, Arousing, Attracting, Bolstering, Boosting, Claiming, Egging, Eliciting, Entailing, Evoking, Fomenting, Forcing, Garnering, Generating, Igniting, Inciting, Inflicting, Influencing, Instigating, Lobbying, Massing, Mobilizing, Telescoping, Wagging, Wreaking, Creating, Propagating, Soliciting, sparking, triggering, unleashing, catalyzing, stoking, stroking, catalysing.
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Homophones for Stirring:
- socket wrench, shoe string, stringy, sauternes, strewing, steatornis, sweet orange, straying, sternness, straining, strain gauge, st. irenaeus, star anise, string cheese, storminess, streaming, shoestring, southernness, starring, scattering, strange, storm sash, shuddering, strain gage, sturnus, string, shattering, strings, strong, staring, suturing, steering, strenuous.
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