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promptings

promptings is the plural of prompting.

Meaning of prompting

Noun

prompting (plural promptings)

  1. The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.
    • True, sometimes separating the promptings of the Spirit from the pressures of our own thoughts and desires can be a delicate task.2011, Kevin Hinckley, Promptings Or Me?: Recognizing the Spirit's Voice, page 58
  2. The action of inputting prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

Questions about promptings

What is promptings the plural of?
Promptings is the plural of prompting.

Words near promptings in the dictionary

  1. prompter's box
  2. prompters
  3. promptest
  4. prompting
  5. promptingly
  6. promptings
  7. promptish
  8. promptitude
  9. promptitudes
  10. promptive
  11. promptless

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