prompting
noun
[ ˈprɒm(p)tɪŋ ]
• the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.
• "after some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name"
Similar:
encouragement,
reminder(s),
reminding,
cue(s),
prodding,
pushing,
persuasion,
hint(s),
advice,
suggestion(s),
assistance,
inducement,
prompt
verb
• (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
• "the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country"
Similar:
give rise to,
bring about,
cause,
occasion,
result in,
lead to,
elicit,
produce,
bring on,
engender,
induce,
call forth,
evoke,
precipitate,
trigger,
spark off,
provoke,
instigate,
• encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something.
• "‘And the picture?’ he prompted"
Similar:
remind,
cue,
give someone a cue,
help out,
coach,
feed,
jog someone's memory,
refresh someone's memory,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light’, also ‘prepared, ready’, past participle of promere ‘to produce’, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take’.
