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Spiriting

/ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.

📖 Definitions of "Spiriting"

verb
  1. 1

    To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.

  2. 2

    To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; sometimes followed by up.

    "Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men."

noun
  1. 1

    The action of a spirit or ghost.

    "the supposed spiritings away of missing children"

  2. 2

    Inspiration.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spiriting"

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WordDefinition
lifeverb(aviation) To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.
feelverb(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
feelingnounEmotion; impression.
lookverbTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
intentnounSomething that is intended.
inspiritverbTo fill or imbue with spirit.
livelinessnounThe quality of being lively.
sprightlinessnounThe property of being sprightly.
purportverbTo convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
flavorverb(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.
toneverb(transitive) to give a particular tone to
smellverb(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
heartverb(transitive) To mark a comment, post, reply, etc., with the heart symbol (❤).
emotional statenounthe state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
spirit upverbinfuse with spirit
psychographynounA description of the psyche.
geistnounA surname from German.
ghostnounA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
spirit communicationnoun(parapsychology) The practice of living humans purportedly speaking or otherwise communicating with spirits of deceased individuals, as through seances, mediums, etc.
entitynounThat which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.

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