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spurring


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spurring 
  n  :  a  verbalization  that  encourages  you  to  attempt  something 
  [syn:  {goad},  {goading},  {prod},  {prodding},  {urging},  {spur}] 




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