Antonyms for impelling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : im-pel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛl |
Definition of impelling
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pellere "to push, drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Impelled; impelling.
- verb prompt, incite
- It was to the girl as if the fragrance were twining and winding about her and impelling her like leashes.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The whole park did, indeed, appear to be impelling them gently onward.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- This impelling and guiding power from the past we call instinct.
- Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
- The impelling and guiding motive of his letter is that they may not sin.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- This was the impelling power which Frederick William could not resist.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- The billiard-ball, that strikes another, determines its movement by impelling.
- Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
- Now it swelled into a smooth, impelling wail lulling him into drowsiness.
- Extract from : « The Beast of Space » by F.E. Hardart
- It was, however, impelling our canoe, so that made no difference.
- Extract from : « Snow Shoes and Canoes » by William H. G. Kingston
- But her visit, apparently, had not been productive of her impelling design.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Argonauts » by Bret Harte
- It is our only spur, our whip, our goad, our only impelling power; we have no other.
- Extract from : « What Is Man? And Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Synonyms for impelling
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