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encouraging - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'encouraging' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Encouraging [ a.]
- Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
2 . Encouraging [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Encourage

Meaning of 'encouraging' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . encouraging [ a]
Meaning (1):
- giving courage or confidence or hope
Example in sentence:
  • encouraging advances in medical research
2 . encouraging [ s]
Meaning (2):
- furnishing support and encouragement
Example in sentence:
  • the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher

Nearby Words:

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