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Definition of Inspiring
1. Adjective. Stimulating or exalting to the spirit.
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
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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