📖 Definitions of "Triggering"
verb
- 1
To fire a weapon.
- 2
To initiate something.
"The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers."
- 3
To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
"This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims."
- 4
To activate; to become active.
noun
- 1
The initiation of an event or process.
adjective
- 1
That triggers or initiates.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Triggering"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sparkverb | (intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks. |
| spark offverb | (transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions. |
| tripverb | (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot |
| touch offverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To start (something); to set off traps; especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed. |
| set offverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip. |
| actuateverb | (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. |
| activateverb | (transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. |
| initiationnoun | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced. |
| inductionnoun | An act of inducting. |
| gun triggernoun | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun |
| trigger offverb | put in motion or move to act |
| promptingnoun | The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something. |
| startingnoun | The act of something that starts. |
| inducing | That induces; inductive |
| stirringnoun | invigorating or inspiring |
| enablingnoun | An act or an instance of something being enabled. |
| leadingnoun | Providing guidance or direction. |
| resulting | Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant. |
| committingnoun | The act by which something is committed. |
| raisingnoun | Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity. |
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