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Profiting
- verb - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"
Promising
- verb - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
- give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"
- make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
- make a promise or commitment
- promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
- showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"
Promoting
- verb - be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
- contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
Prompting
- verb - a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
- persuasion formulated as a suggestion
- serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Pronating
- verb - turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
Proposing
- verb - ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
- present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
- propose or intend;
- put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
- suggest
Prorating
- verb - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
- make a proportional settlement or distribution
Proudling
- - A proud or haughty person.
Providing
- verb -
- determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation;
- give something useful or necessary to;
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
- make available for use; supply.
- mount or put up;
- supply means of subsistence; earn a living;
- take measures in preparation for;
Provoking
- verb - annoy continually or chronically;
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- provide the needed stimulus for