slovo | definícia |
impelling (encz) | impelling, |
Impelling (gcide) | Impel \Im*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impelling.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum,
to drive. See Pulse a beat, and cf. Impulse.]
To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to
action or motion in any way.
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The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.
Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;
urge; actuate; move.
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impelling (wn) | impelling
adj 1: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure;
"impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling
personality" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Impelling (gcide) | Impel \Im*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impelling.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum,
to drive. See Pulse a beat, and cf. Impulse.]
To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to
action or motion in any way.
[1913 Webster]
The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.
Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;
urge; actuate; move.
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