spurring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spurring	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for spurring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spurring n a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Synonym(s): goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spur \Spur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurring}.] 1. To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse. 2. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive. Love will not be spurred to what it loathes. --Shak. 3. To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.