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Detailed Synonyms for propelling in English

propelling:

propelling [the ~] nom

  1. the propelling
    the propelling; the pushing on; the turning up

propelling adj

  1. propelling
    – tending to or capable of propelling 1
    propellant; propelling; propellent; propulsive
    – tending to or capable of propelling 1
    • propellant adj, britannique
      • propellant fuel for submarines1
    • propellent adj, américain
    • propulsive adj
      • the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency1
      • universities...the seats of propulsive thought1

Alternate Synonyms for "propelling":


Related Definitions for "propelling":

  1. tending to or capable of propelling1

propel:

to propel verbe (propels, propelled, propelling)

  1. to propel
    to propel
    • propel verbe (propels, propelled, propelling)
  2. to propel
    to propel; to move on
    • propel verbe (propels, propelled, propelling)
    • move on verbe (moves on, moved on, moving on)
  3. to propel
    – cause to move forward with force 1
    to propel; impel
    – cause to move forward with force 1
    • propel verbe (propels, propelled, propelling)
      • Steam propels this ship1
    • impel verbe
  4. to propel
    – give an incentive for action 1
    to prompt; to move; to propel; to incite; to motivate; actuate
    – give an incentive for action 1
    • prompt verbe (prompts, prompted, prompting)
    • move verbe (moves, moved, moving)
      • This moved me to sacrifice my career1
    • propel verbe (propels, propelled, propelling)
    • incite verbe (incites, incited, inciting)
    • motivate verbe (motivates, motivated, motivating)
    • actuate verbe

Conjugations for propel:

present
  1. propel
  2. propel
  3. propels
  4. propel
  5. propel
  6. propel
simple past
  1. propelled
  2. propelled
  3. propelled
  4. propelled
  5. propelled
  6. propelled
present perfect
  1. have propelled
  2. have propelled
  3. has propelled
  4. have propelled
  5. have propelled
  6. have propelled
past continuous
  1. was propelling
  2. were propelling
  3. was propelling
  4. were propelling
  5. were propelling
  6. were propelling
future
  1. shall propel
  2. will propel
  3. will propel
  4. shall propel
  5. will propel
  6. will propel
continuous present
  1. am propelling
  2. are propelling
  3. is propelling
  4. are propelling
  5. are propelling
  6. are propelling
subjunctive
  1. be propelled
  2. be propelled
  3. be propelled
  4. be propelled
  5. be propelled
  6. be propelled
diverse
  1. propel!
  2. let's propel!
  3. propelled
  4. propelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "propel":


Related Definitions for "propel":

  1. cause to move forward with force1
    • Steam propels this ship1
  2. give an incentive for action1

Related Synonyms for propelling