Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spurring
n : a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
{goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}]
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