Synonyms of spurring

spurring

verb

present participle of spur

as in stabbing

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object

gently spurred the horse with his heels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbing
• poking
• goading
• prodding
• digging
• punching
• nudging
• knocking
• jabbing
• propelling
• drilling
• driving
• jogging
• sticking
• pricking
• chucking
• puncturing
• perforating
• piercing
• boring
• haling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spurring

This spring, three blue whale carcasses washed up on the Newfoundland shore, spurring a panic about whale explosions. — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

This shift has been spurring the local design industry as well. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

The associated Wall Street boom has bolstered stock portfolios, spurring spending by the well-to-do, which is also increasing demand. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Big Sur destinations are under evacuation orders A fast-growing wildfire ignited in Big Sur, burning more than 1,700 acres and spurring evacuation orders that encompass some of the area’s iconic destinations. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

But the Education Department has been more aggressive in pursuing its case against Jeffco Public Schools, spurring the district to sue the agency last month. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Merchants see revival getting a further boost with a new student population, spurring the goal of transforming Pratt Street — also with its new apartments — into a destination. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

But that effort has moved slowly in the months since, spurring frustration among some White House and health officials that HHS doesn’t yet have any significant progress for the administration to tout, two administration officials said. — Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

What seemed like a low barrier for starting a company and finding investors — spurring viral storylines around 19-year-old blockchain CEOs and other such novelties — has given way to a high sense of precarity for people entering today’s arena. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026