What does Encouraging mean?

Definitions for Encouraging
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Encouraging.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. encouragingadjective

    giving courage or confidence or hope

    "encouraging advances in medical research"

  2. encouraging, supportingadjective

    furnishing support and encouragement

    "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

Wiktionary

  1. encouragingadjective

    giving courage, confidence or hope

  2. encouragingadjective

    supporting by giving encouragement

  3. encouragingadjective

    auspicious, or bringing good luck

ChatGPT

  1. encouraging

    Encouraging refers to the act of providing support, confidence, or hope to someone, often by expressing approval, compliments, or positivity. It can also involve motivating or stimulating someone to take action or continue a behavior or activity. Encouraging can aid in promoting progress, growth, or development.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Encouraging

    of Encourage

  2. Encouragingadjective

    furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring

Editors Contribution

  1. encouraging

    Verb from of the word encourage.

    Its encouraging to see the level of unity and community with all citizens.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 31, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Encouraging' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4353

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Encouraging' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4368

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Encouraging' in Adjectives Frequency: #574

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Encouraging in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Encouraging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Encouraging in a Sentence

  1. Jeremy Corbyn:

    The prime minister's language is encouraging people to behave in a disgraceful and abusive way towards other public figures, i have witnessed it myself on the streets of this country.

  2. President Trump:

    It's shown very encouraging – very, very encouraging early results, and we're going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately. And that's where the FDA has been so great. They – they've gone through the approval process; it's been approved. And they did it – they took it down from many, many months to immediate.

  3. Chris Stang:

    The most encouraging thing is seeing this grassroots fundraising, we want to put some good out into the world whenever possible.

  4. Rob Tibbetts:

    They are extremely motivated. Most of the men and women working on this have daughters Mollie's age, that is encouraging.

  5. Rosie Orengo:

    He was always encouraging us in our marriages.

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