impelling (See impel)
ling adj : markedly
effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller
of tales"; "an impelling personality"impel
Dictionary Definition
Verb
1 urge or force (a person) to an action;
constrain or motivate [syn: force]
2 cause to move forward with force; "Steam
propels this ship" [syn: propel] [also: impelling, impelled]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
impelling- present participle of impel
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
active,
actuating, animating, causal, causative, compelling, compulsive, directive, driving, gripping, holding, impellent, impulsive, in motion, inducive, mobile, motile, motivating, motivational, motive, motor, moving, obsessing, obsessional, obsessive, possessing, preoccupying, pressing, propellant, propelling, pulsive, stirring, thrusting, transitional, traveling, urgent