Encouraging is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ENCOURAGING in dictionary:

VERB:
• persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice
• stimulate the development of (an activity, state, or belief)
• give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
NOUN:
• the act of giving encouragement
ADJECTIVE:
• heartening
• Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
• giving courage or confidence or hope
• furnishing support and encouragement
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• giving hope or promise

Words related to ENCOURAGING

encourage12 encouragingly20 encouragings16 hortatory15

Words that contain ENCOURAGING

encouragings16 encouragingly20 unencouraging17 overencouraging22

How to use ENCOURAGING in a sentence

• He always liked to encourage the young, and he believed it our duty to be very tolerant and encouraging to youth.
• And I am bound to say that the manner in which our overtures were received by the Porte was encouraging, and more than encouraging.
• Luc was at every threatened point, encouraging with voice and example.
• Charles Lewis was shot on a clear piece of ground, as he had not taken a tree, encouraging his men to advance.
• But now I perceive that in encouraging mademoiselle your daughter to fly, I have perhaps done wrong.
• The harbor master was prompt in action, but not encouraging.
• He is always talking to us about home, and encouraging us to talk of and think of it.
• The most encouraging feature in the establishment of labour yards is that nearly every Indian has been brought up from childhood to some trade.
• I held him firmly by the head and soothed him with encouraging words.
• Nevertheless, our success was not very encouraging.
• There were now about five thousand people in the valley, and prospects were not very encouraging, owing to the small crop raised.
• The story of European co-operation is one of the most encouraging tales of our modern industrial world.
• Women have been sent from England and from America for this special object, and their labors are meeting with encouraging success.
• Did he presume to think that I was encouraging him? Before I could decide that question, he took the vacant place on the sofa.
• Flaubert was kindly and encouraging, but he was a desperately severe taskmaster.
• Et tu les as surpasses! which was hardly encouraging.
• There is no more encouraging home mission work, and wherever earnest effort has been made, the response has been most gratifying.
• He turns to the translator with an encouraging smile, and seems to dictate the words.
• This was encouraging, because it gave additional promise of the possibility of our being able to communicate with him in some more effective way than by mere signs.
• At the age of twelve Bjoernson was sent to the Latin school at Molde, where, however, his progress was not encouraging.
• The financial returns for the year ending with March, 1856, were, however, most encouraging, and proved how great were the pecuniary resources of England for war or peace.
• These advances, however encouraging, could not conceal the historic tragedy that had occurred.
• The plateau of Prospect Heights presented an encouraging aspect.
• When the young victim shrieks with pain, an excited mob of men dances round him, shouting and encouraging him till he falls exhausted to the ground.
• This was not very encouraging, for they had depended upon the Indians for guidance over the exceedingly difficult and even dangerous passages of the mountains.
• Upon this presumption, having also kept in his mind some encouraging hints from Mr.
• The report of the Postmaster-General presents an encouraging exhibit of the operations of the Post-Office Department during the year.
• And Rollo, who had been waiting for some encouraging sound, presented himself at the doorway.
• And in many cases this responsibility has been assumed with a cheerfulness and a generosity, considering the times, which has been greatly encouraging to me.
• There is no doubt a bright side to the picture as well as a less encouraging one.
• She at once wrote to all parts of the State urging the unions to send delegates, and received many encouraging replies.
• Cordial and encouraging letters were received from Lydia Maria Child, Anna Dickinson, Clara Barton, Mary A.

Similar words containing COURAG without suffix ing and without prefix en

courage10 courages11 accourage14 encourage12 accouraged16 accourages15 courageful16 courageous13 discourage14 encouraged14 encourager13 encourages13 accouraging17 discouraged16 discourager15 discourages15 encouragers14 courageously18 discouragers16 discouraging17 encouragings16 uncourageous15 encouragement18 encouragingly20 overencourage19 undiscouraged18 unencouraging17 discouragings18 courageousness17 discourageable20 discouragement20 discouragingly22 encouragements19 overencouraged21 overencourages20 uncourageously20 discouragements21 overencouraging22 courageousnesse18 courageousnesses19

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