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inspiring

adjectiveverbnouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ//
  • United States//ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ//

Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

adjective

  1. 1

    Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of inspirepresent participle and gerund of inspire

noun

  1. 1

    inspiration

    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.

Forms

plural
inspirings
comparative
more inspiring
superlative
most inspiring
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