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• speech — n. address, talk 1) to deliver, give, make a speech 2) to ad lib, improvise a speech 3) a boring; brief, short; impromptu, unrehearsed; long; long winded; passionate; rambling; rousing, stirring speech 4) an acceptance; after dinner; campaign;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• stirring — [[t]stɜ͟ːrɪŋ[/t]] stirrings 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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… …   English dictionary

• stirring — stir|ring1 [ˈstə:rıŋ] adj producing strong feelings or excitement in someone = ↑rousing ▪ a stirring speech ▪ stirring music >stirringly adv stirring 2 stirring2 n an early sign that something is starting to happen stirring of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stirring — stirringly, adv. /sterr ing/, adj. 1. rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech. 2. moving, active, bustling, or lively: a stirring business. [bef. 900; ME stiringe, OE styriende. See STIR1, ING2] * * * …   Universalium

• stirring — adjective producing strong feelings or excitement in someone; rousing: stirring music | a stirring speech stirringly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stirring — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. active, bustling 2. rousing, inspiring < a stirring speech > II. noun Date: 14th century a beginning of motion or activity ; movement often used in plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stirring adj — A restaurant owner gave his cooks a stirring speech …   English expressions

• stirring — /ˈstɜrɪŋ/ (say sterring) adjective 1. that stirs; moving, active, bustling, or lively. 2. rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech. {stir1 + r + ing2} –stirringly, adverb …  

• speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …   Collocations dictionary

• stirring — adj. Stirring is used with these nouns: ↑speech …   Collocations dictionary

• soul-stirring — adjective exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions a stirring speech • Syn: ↑stirring • Similar to: ↑moving * * * soulˈ stirring adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑soul …   Useful english dictionary