Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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
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Examples
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Mills isn't alone in criticizing "cloud computing," with overuse of the term prompting backlash from others.
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A place where taking instant offense at imagined slights and flying off the handle at no prompting is considered de rigueur
Fritos are cheap. 2009
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Stress is a major trigger for most smokers and a significant factor in prompting both straight and gay people to smoke more, delay quitting or to relapse.
Craig Newmark: Help quitting smoking and the LGBT community Craig Newmark 2010
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Stress is a major trigger for most smokers and a significant factor in prompting both straight and gay people to smoke more, delay quitting or to relapse.
Craig Newmark: Help quitting smoking and the LGBT community Craig Newmark 2010
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No soul-sucking sword, either, just a not overly well sharpened kitchen knife to face the monsters, demons, and crazed magic-wielders, after a bit of prompting from a showy fiery sword wielding angelic not overly helpful type.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Alabaster - Caitlin R. Kiernan Blue Tyson 2008
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The firm felt management sent a bearish message to investors during the call prompting the price target revision.
MGM Still A Gamble 2010
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The firm felt management sent a bearish message to investors during the call prompting the price target revision.
MGM Still A Gamble 2010
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No soul-sucking sword, either, just a not overly well sharpened kitchen knife to face the monsters, demons, and crazed magic-wielders, after a bit of prompting from a showy fiery sword wielding angelic not overly helpful type.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Subterranean Bundle November 2007 - William Schafer Blue Tyson 2008
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After prompting from the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, two leading British Catholic journals now publish weekly information on the Liturgical Calendar for the Extraordinary Form.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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For instance, one word he blurts out without prompting is "hair," which confuses Detective Lincoln because, as he says, "the guy we've got downstairs is bald" (p. 157).
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