What does encouraging mean?we found 2 entries for the meaning of encouraging
 

Encouraging \En*cour"a*ging\, a. Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. -- En*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Encourage \En*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encouraged (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. Encouraging.]

[F. encourager; pref. en- (L. in) + courage courage. See Courage.]

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage.

David encouraged himself in the Lord. --1 Sam. xxx. 6.

Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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