Stirring

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Old English styrian, of Germanic origin; related to German stören ‘disturb’.

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stirring (n.)

"a beginning to move," mid-14c., verbal noun from stir (v.). Figurative sense by late 14c. Related: Stirrings.

stirring (adj.)

late 15c., replacing sterand, from Old English styrend "in active motion; animated, rousing,"present-participle adjective from stir (v.). Related: Stirringly.