“Not a creature was 'stirring'” <aq>Clement Moore, “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” (1822)</aq>
She gave a 'stirring' [='moving'] speech at the awards banquet.
We felt the first 'stirrings of' hope when we heard the news.
(..) You'd do well to remember: We know where you live. It's a small town, Alfrid. Everyone knows where everyone lives. All this talk of civil unrest. Someone's been stirring the pot, sire. Gout playing up, sire? It's the damp. It's the only possible explanation. Get me a brandy. (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug