But the commander's words had stirred in them some silent, desperate courage.

They yelled at each other when words stirred them.

Yet his words went right to her gut and stirred things there.

It seemed as if I should remember the name of such an unusual alien race, yet no word stirred in my memory.

And the words stirred another memory, her own voice asking for Stefan's trust.

The words stirred the duke's superstition, as they were meant to.

Few thought the words, however unusual, would stir any controversy.

Her words stirred the hair at the base of his neck and he wondered how carefully she had chosen them.

Shadows moved in the darkness, as if my words had stirred unseen creatures to life.

There was a time when those words would have stirred his sense of adventure.