Definitions for encouraging
en·cour·ag·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. encouragingadjective

   giving courage, confidence or hope

2. encouragingadjective

   supporting by giving encouragement

3. encouragingadjective

   auspicious, or bringing good luck

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Encouraging

   of Encourage

2. Encouragingadjective

   furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring

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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

How to pronounce encouraging?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say encouraging in sign language?

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. Damien Barry:

   There's a new entrepreneurial stream here where they're actively encouraging people to invest in businesses in Nova Scotia or to start up their own businesses in Nova Scotia.

2. Holger Schmieding:

   The two [ states ] had very different official culture, [ with ] The East very much encouraging women to work.

3. Lawrence Jones:

   I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities that Suzanne has provided me over the last four years, encouraging me to travel the country and seek out the stories of everyday Americans, many of whom have been overlooked by the rest of the media. I look forward to delivering insightful, thought-provoking coverage on the key issues that really matter to the heartland of the nation.

4. Michael Andrew:

   For him to tell me, like, he’s passing the torch to me, he’s saying, ‘OK, you’re the guy, go and do this, go and kick some butt,’ that’s encouraging as a young athlete. It’s a special moment that I will remember forever.

5. Hope Virgo:

   I like the fact that they're encouraging movement, and that we're encouraged to exercise -- they should do that instead of scaring people and creating this fear around weight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=encouraging
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Encouraging
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraging