“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.
(..) on Earth. It's over a hundred metres below the level of the sea. But here a mountain is in gestation. Pools of sulphuric acid are indications that deep underground there are titanic stirrings. This is the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, lying within a colossal rent of the earth's surface (..)2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2