“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.
(..) Bilbo found it. -In Gollum's cave. -Yes. For years,the Ring lay quiet in Bilbo's keeping... ...prolonging his life,delaying old age. But no longer,Frodo. Evil is stirring in Mordor. The Ring has awoken. It's heard its master's call. But he was destroyed. Sauron was destroyed. No,Frodo. (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring