A stirring event, performance, or account of something makes people very excited or enthusiastic. The Prime Minister made a stirring speech Stowe gives a stirring performance as a strong spirited female. = rousing
A stirring of a feeling or thought is the beginning of one. I feel a stirring of curiosity. producing strong feelings or excitement in someone = rousing. an early sign that something is starting to happen stirring of
agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan" exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech