motiving

verb

Definition of motivingnext
present participle of motive
as in setting off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motiving
  1. motivating
  2. animating
  3. activating
  4. driving
  5. energizing
  6. inducing
  7. inspiring
  8. igniting
Verb
  • Creating opportunities for sharing thoughts strengthens relationships and boosts morale, ultimately motivating teams and enhancing results.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But some Michigan Republicans remain skeptical that the issue will end up motivating many voters in the state come Election Day, given the network of protections already in place.
    Cooper Burton, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of motivating
Verb
  • The first stage is a simple animation builder which allows creatives to add motion effects to text and basic images, without prior experience in animating.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Very often, the best sound design doesn’t mean the most sound design, and the friendly whirring and playful pneumatic hums animating Roz show up just enough to help convey her personality but only assert themselves at narratively significant moments.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of animating
Verb
  • As the majority of the staff evacuated, Smith and a handful of employees remained and raced around the property activating snow guns.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Criticism triggers the sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-flight-freeze response—our brain’s natural survival mechanism.
    Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of activating
Verb
  • The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in my behavioral neuroscience research lab.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Modern cars have almost unilaterally replaced dashboards full of tactile knobs with sleek, iPad-like digital displays, despite concerns these alluring devices might be making distracted driving worse.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of driving
Verb
  • Study your most energizing days.
    Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The formula dishes out a concentrated dose of skin-forward ingredients like nourishing moringa seed and ginger root and energizing witch hazel, aloe, and electrolytes.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of energizing
Verb
  • African gray parrots, chickens, songbirds, and other avian species have capsaicin-immune pain receptors that negate the heat-inducing unpleasantness associated with peppers.
    Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The latest from writer-director Sean Baker, whose stories tend to follow people living on the margins of society (see also 2015’s Tangerine, 2017’s The Florida Project, and 2021’s Red Rocket), the film is by turns anxiety inducing, startlingly funny, and poignant.
    Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of inducing
Verb
  • At least Europe can be proud of its high regulatory standards, which seem to be inspiring the world.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
  • To face his diagnosis with such positivity is inspiring.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of inspiring
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors said that Dunbar had found a bottle of clear liquor and dumped it on a bed before igniting a shirt belonging to his former girlfriend.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Public Works department has been subject to significant scrutiny since its employees were found responsible for accidentally igniting the Airport fire.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of igniting
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