Prompting
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of inciting, instigating, suggesting, or reminding.
noun.
An incitement or impulse, especially from inner desires or motives: as, the
promptings
of affection.
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verb.
Present participle of
prompt
.
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noun.
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
noun.
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
Word Usage
"Mills isn't alone in criticizing "cloud computing," with overuse of the term prompting backlash from others."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cue
persuasion
suasion
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
compulsion
craving
devoid
dictate
ebullition
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
actuation
aide-memoire
animation
cue
direction
verb-stem
prompt