Alerting
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noun.
a state of readiness to respond.
noun.
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.
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verb.
Present participle of
alert
.
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noun.
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
noun.
a state of readiness to respond
Word Usage
"You know those guys who just drive up and down the road buglin 'alerting every elk in the state, and moving them back to the top of the mtn."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
arousal
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
asserting
averting
converting
disconcerting
diverting
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
alertness
verb-stem
alert