prompting Sentence Examples

  1. The prompting of the alarm jolted everyone awake in the dead of night.
  2. His persistent coughing was a prompting for her to offer him a glass of water.
  3. The teacher's gentle prompting encouraged the shy student to share their thoughts with the class.
  4. The applause from the audience was a prompting for the actor to take a bow.
  5. The sudden gust of wind was a prompting for us to secure the loose items outside.
  6. She took his hesitation as a prompting to delve deeper into the conversation.
  7. The sight of his friend's tears was a prompting for him to offer a comforting embrace.
  8. The ominous clouds overhead were a prompting for us to hasten our hike back down the mountain.
  9. His constant reminders were a prompting for her to finally start studying for the exam.
  10. The sight of the unfinished project on her desk served as a prompting for her to get back to work.

prompting Meaning

Wordnet

prompting (n)

persuasion formulated as a suggestion

a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

FAQs About the word prompting

persuasion formulated as a suggestion, a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

lobbying,influencing, tempting, swaying, coaxing, seduction, persuading, cajolery, convincing, wheedling

controlling, restricting,limiting, limiting, stifling, controlling, crushing, impeding, crushing, suppressing

The prompting of the alarm jolted everyone awake in the dead of night.

His persistent coughing was a prompting for her to offer him a glass of water.

The teacher's gentle prompting encouraged the shy student to share their thoughts with the class.

The applause from the audience was a prompting for the actor to take a bow.