Spur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

any sharply pointed projection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɜː/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɜː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɜː/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɜː/.

Examples

the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on
The Academy was formed to spur research

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spurring prod urging goading branch line acantha gad spine spur track goad prodding

Parts of Speech

noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something “the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves”
noun	any sharply pointed projection
noun	tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
noun	a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward “cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on”
noun	a railway line connected to a trunk line
verb	incite or stimulate “The Academy was formed to spur research”
verb	give heart or courage to
verb	strike with a spur
verb	goad with spurs “the rider spurred his horse”
verb	equip with spurs “spur horses”

Word Forms

goad	verb	goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
prod	verb	urge on; cause to act
urge	verb	force or impel in an indicated direction
spur	verb	give heart or courage to
spinous	adjective	shaped like a spine or thorn
acanthous	adjective	shaped like a spine or thorn
spurring	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
spur	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goad	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sporn

eine Verbalisierung, die Sie dazu ermutigt, etwas zu versuchen

🇫🇷French

éperon

une verbalisation qui vous encourage à tenter quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

estimular

una verbalización que te anima a intentar algo

🇮🇹Italian

sperone

una verbalizzazione che ti incoraggia a tentare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

aansporen

een verbalisatie die je aanmoedigt om iets te proberen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esporão

uma verbalização que o incentiva a tentar algo

🇷🇺Russian

стимулировать

вербализация, которая побуждает вас попытаться что-то сделать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेरणा

एक मौखिकीकरण जो आपको कुछ प्रयास करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রেরণা

একটি মৌখিকতা যা আপনাকে কিছু চেষ্টা করতে উত্সাহিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

ஏதாவது முயற்சி செய்ய உங்களை ஊக்குவிக்கும் ஒரு வாய்மொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పర్

ఏదైనా ప్రయత్నించమని మిమ్మల్ని ప్రోత్సహిస్తున్న మౌఖికీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेरणा

एक शाब्दिकीकरण जे तुम्हाला काहीतरी प्रयत्न करण्यास प्रोत्साहित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરણા

એક મૌખિકીકરણ જે તમને કંઈક પ્રયાસ કરવા પ્રોત્સાહિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಲು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುವ ಮೌಖಿಕೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പർ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രമിക്കാൻ നിങ്ങളെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാചാലത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀਕਰਣ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوصلہ افزائی

ایک لفظی بیان جو آپ کو کچھ کرنے کی ترغیب دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支线

鼓励你尝试某事的言语

🇯🇵Japanese

拍車

何かを試みることを奨励する言語化

🇰🇷Korean

박차

무언가를 시도하도록 격려하는 언어 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thúc đẩy

một lời nói khuyến khích bạn thử một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

เดือย

วาจาที่กระตุ้นให้คุณพยายามบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memacu

verbalisasi yang mendorong Anda untuk mencoba sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-udyok

isang verbalization na naghihikayat sa iyo na subukan ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

memacu

verbalisasi yang menggalakkan anda mencuba sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحفيز

اللفظية التي تشجعك على تجربة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک

شفاهی که شما را تشویق می کند تا کاری را انجام دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

mahmuz

sizi bir şeyi denemeye teşvik eden bir sözlü anlatım

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁלוּחָה

מילולית שמעודדת אותך לנסות משהו

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