Definition: 1. Giving courage or confidence or hope. 2. Furnishing support and encouragement. 3. Tending to favor or bring good luck.
Use 'encouraging' in a sentence:
1. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.
2. The results have been encouraging.
3. Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate years in another country.
4. We were very pleased to hear this encouraging news.
5. It can be an encouraging story.
6. The President took care to make encouraging noises about the future.
7. This month's unemployment figures are not very encouraging.
8. The encouraging letter was like a shot in the arm.
9. Many governments are now encouraging people to have larger families.
10. To give money to beggars sometimes amounts to encouraging begging.
11. Encouraging words can go quite a long way.
12. She took the twins in hand, encouraging them to turn their thoughts to the future.
13. "Have some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.
14. Therefore, it's the power of our love, belief, and encouraging attitude towards our children that matter.
15. A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors.
16. What he found wasn't encouraging.
17. Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.
18. Such an encouraging result is not surprising.
19. There are encouraging signs of an artistic revival.
20. That suggests that catch-up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep deprivation causes, which is encouraging, given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night.
21. By encouraging self-reflection and daydreaming, it can spur creativity.
22. They were accused of encouraging children to rat on their parents.
23. The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
24. Jack threw in the odd encouraging comment.
25. You could try being a little more encouraging!
26. The early indications look encouraging.
27. Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging.
28. He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder.
29. I received an encouraging response to my advertisement.
30. The economics of the project are very encouraging.
31. The government is encouraging all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process.
32. The surge in car sales was regarded as an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy.
33. The project looks at how we could be more effective in encouraging students to enter teacher training.
34. The overall picture for farming is encouraging.
