Definition of Inspiring

1. Adjective. Stimulating or exalting to the spirit.

Similar to: Ennobling, Exalting
Antonyms: Uninspiring

Definition of Inspiring

1. a. Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring or scene.

Definition of Inspiring

1. Adjective. Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of inspire) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inspiring

1. inspire [v] - See also: inspire

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inspiring

inspiratory capacity
inspiratory centre
inspiratory reserve volume
inspiratory stridor
inspiratrices
inspiratrix
inspire
inspired
inspired gas
inspiredly
inspirer
inspirers
inspires
inspirest
inspireth
inspiring (current term)
inspiringly
inspirit
inspirited
inspiriting
inspiritingly
inspirits
inspirometer
inspirtory

Literary usage of Inspiring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Acres of Diamonds by Russell Herman Conwell, Robert Shackleton (1915)
"GIFT FOR inspiring OTHERS THE constant earnestness of Conwell, his desire to let no chance slip by of helping a fellow- man, puts often into his voice, ..."

2. The Seasons by James Thomson (1844)
"1440 Happy Britannia ! where the Queen of Arts, inspiring vigour, Liberty abroad Walks, unconfined, even to thy furthest cots, And scatters plenty with ..."

3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... Through whose inspiring deeds are Past human strength and human thought. When full upon his gloomy soul The champion feels the influence roll, ..."

4. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"And climbing for a kiss prevent their mother's haste, inspiring secret pleasure thro' thy breast— All these shall be no more : thy friends op- Are moving ..."

5. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... left behind him so large a body of brilliant, profound, inspiring literature, wherein the essential characteristics of poetry will be sought in vain. ..."

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