propelling

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noun

An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.

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propellantpropellentpropulsivedynamicdynamical
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of propel
nounpropelling (plural propellings)

plural propellings

  1. An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.

    And, in proportion as one feels this power (love born of God) he feels the urgings, promptings, and propellings, to contend for and win Christ: […]

    1901, Rebecca Anna Phillips, Led by a Way I Knew Not

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetending to or capable of propelling

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propellantpropellentpropulsivedynamicdynamical
Also see
propellantpropellentpropulsive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prepolling
Cite this entry
APA

propelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propelling

MLA

“propelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propelling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propelling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propelling.

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