impelling

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɛlɪŋ/

Adjective

impelling (comparative more impelling, superlative most impelling)

  1. Causing forward motion or action.
    • 1908, Correspondent, The Mayfly and the Trout, The Times (UK), June, 9, 1908 reprinted June, 9, 1992
      The extraordinary spectacle was a good many years ago, in school days, when theology is less impelling than curiosity ... ...

Derived terms

Verb

impelling

  1. present participle and gerund of impel
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