[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

impel \impel"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. impelled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   impelling. l. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum,
   to drive. see pulse a beat, and cf. impulse.
   to drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to
   action or motion in any way.
   1913 webster

         the surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --pope.

   syn: to instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;
        urge; actuate; move.
        1913 webster
see also:
impelled impelling pulse impulse 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

impelling
     see impel
see also:
impel 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

impelling
     adj : markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling
           skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

impel
     v 1: urge or force a person to an action; constrain or motivate
          syn: force
     2: cause to move forward with force; "steam propels this ship"
        syn: propel
     also: impelling, impelled
see also:
force propel impelling impelled 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "impelling":
   active, actuating, animating, causal, causative, compelling,
   compulsive, directive, driving, gripping, holding, impellent,
   impulsive, in motion, inducive, mobile, motile, motivating,
   motivational, motive, motor, moving, obsessing, obsessional,
   obsessive, possessing, preoccupying, pressing, propellant,
   propelling, pulsive, stirring, thrusting, transitional, traveling,
   urgent

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