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Definition of Spurring
1. Noun. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something. "The ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
Generic synonyms: Encouragement
Derivative terms: Goad, Goad, Goad, Goad, Goad, Prod, Prod, Spur, Spur, Urge
Definition of Spurring
1. Verb. (present participle of spur) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spurring
1. spur [v] - See also: spur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurring
Literary usage of Spurring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... with open jaw and foaming fang, And groans indignant from his heart a groan,
And lashes either side his flanks and loins, spurring himself to battle, ..."
2. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in by National Academy of Sciences (U.S., National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"... effort and intra-organizational interventions to remove gender burdens.
MOVING BEYOND THE "CHILLY CLIMATE" TO A NEW MODEL FOR spurring ORGANIZATIONAL ..."
3. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1864)
"GRAPE VINES ON THE CLOSE spurring SYSTEM. ... on the close spurring system, I
send you a few practical details on the method to be pursued, to be successful ..."
4. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Wells and the larger party heard the guns, and, spurring their horses, came upon
the savages scalping their victims. The English at once opened fire, ..."
5. Indian Wars of New England by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1910)
"Wells and the larger party heard the guns, and, spurring their horses, came upon
the savages scalping their victims. The English at once opened fire, ..."
6. ...William Lloyd Garrison by Lindsay Swift (1911)
"... bis hearers, spurring them like avenging Fate, or As Waterton' his alligator.
" Hard by, as calm as summer even, Smiles the reviled and pelted Stephen, ..."
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