- present participle of spur.
spurring
Example Sentences
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Spurring the sell-off is this morning’s April PCE report, which showed inflation rising to 3.8% year-over-year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Spurring that charge was edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, the second overall pick of the 2022 draft out of Michigan.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
Spurring economic growth is, after all, one of the goals.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 3, 2022
Spurring investor interest was Bitcoin's purported inflation-proof qualities - it has a capped supply - as record-breaking stimulus packages fuelled rising prices.
From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2021
Spurring his horse over the slight eminence which rose in front, the cause of it became manifest.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Mitford, Bertram