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encouraging
adjective
giving courage or confidence or hope
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- NCOURAGIN
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
giving courage or confidence or hope
“encouraging advances in medical research”
adjective
furnishing support and encouragement
“the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher”
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Example Sentences
encouraging advances in medical research
the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
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