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heartening

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heart·en  (härtn)
tr.v. heart·ened, heart·en·ing, heart·ens
To give strength, courage, or hope to; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
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Adj.1.heartening - cheerfully encouraging
inspiriting
encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"
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Spanish heartening [ˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → alentador(a)
French heartening [ˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → encourageant(e) → réconfortant(e)
German heartening [ˈhɑːtnɪŋ] heart adj → ermutigend
Italian heartening [ˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → incoraggiante
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All the way to Russian Peter's we were extravagantly happy, but when we turned back--it must have been about four o'clock-- the east wind grew stronger and began to howl; the sun lost its heartening power and the sky became grey and sombre.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
Their other aunt also visited them frequently, and always, as she said, with the design of cheering and heartening them up-- though, as she never came without reporting some fresh instance of Wickham's extravagance or irregularity, she seldom went away without leaving them more dispirited than she found them.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
A chorus of encouraging shouts burst out for him, and one brave voice flung out a heartening word for me -- said:
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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