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

• impellingness

Verb

impelling

1. present participle and gerund of impel