Propelling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.

    "And, in proportion as one feels this power (love born of God) he feels the urgings, promptings, and propellings, to contend for and win Christ: […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of propel form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to or capable of propelling wordnet

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activebuntbuttdrivedrivingdriving force

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"And, in proportion as one feels this power (love born of God) he feels the urgings, promptings, and propellings, to contend for and win Christ: […]"

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