"motivating" in the noun sense
1. motivation, motivating
the act of motivating providing incentive
"motivating" in the verb sense
1. motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
"motivating" in the adjective sense
1. motivative, motive, motivating
impelling to action
"it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap
"motive pleas"
"motivating arguments"
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