- present participle of stir.
stirring
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Constant stirring helps remove air bubbles, resulting in completely transparent ice, known as "junpyo" in Japanese.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
But it wasn’t until June, when I reported on how the technology is stirring fights in cities around the U.S., that I learned more about the reach and tactics of opposition groups like DeFlock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Armed with an eloquent, righteous fury, he speaks to journalists with a stirring moral authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The five-piece Seattle band, who play "aggressive yet emotionally stirring heavy metal" according to AllMusic, external, released their 12th album in September 2025 and have 350,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
If the city of Lkossa had been stirring when Koffi first ventured through its streets, it had fully risen in the time she’d taken to sit with the old woman.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
And everywhere the ambient stirrings of the 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen mega-audio with integrated noise canceling, featuring a “Quiet mode” that allows adults in front to talk without waking the kids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
The first real stirrings of a proper red army in the land of the green and the gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Despite the stirrings of discontent, the ruling party still enjoys considerable support.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
But that’s why it’s so weirdly moving to watch the stirrings of a deeper consciousness, her gradual recognition of her place in a world that’s far more brutally misshapen than she is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
But as she watched and listened, she felt the stirrings of a cold enthusiasm.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
