Inspiring

//ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    inspiration countable, uncountable

    "From the severity of his father to the sweet intellectual inspirings of his wife a sadness seems ever to dwell upon his career. It was not that he was unfortunate. Few men have achieved greater success in life than John Stuart Mill."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of inspire form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.
Adjective
  1. 1
    stimulating or exalting to the spirit wordnet

Synonyms

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wonderfulanimatingauspiciousawesomebrightbright with promise

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"It being hard to believe, after allegedly trying to go back to repeatedly inspiring fear using rag-tag groups of suspicious-looking clowns, despite resistance."

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