Inspiring

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inspiring \In*spir"ing\, a.
     Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring
     or scene.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Inspire \In*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inspired}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Inspiring}.]
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     1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
        opposed to {expire}.
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     2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]
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              And when the wind amongst them did inspire,
              They wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inspiring
       adj : stimulating or exalting to the spirit [ant: {uninspiring}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "inspiring":
     animating, auspicious, bright with promise, cheerful, cheering,
     cheery, dignified, elevated, encouraging, enlivening, exhilarating,
     exhilarative, favorable, full of promise, glad, gladdening, grand,
     grave, heart-warming, heartening, infusive, inspirational,
     inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, joyful, lofty, looking up,
     majestic, moving, noble, of promise, pregnant of good, promising,
     propitious, reassuring, rousing, serious, solemn, stately,
     stimulating, stirring, sublime, supportive, weighty