4
goading(verb, compelling)
4
inciting(verb, compelling)
4
instigating
4
prompting
4
rousing(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
4
stirring(verb, adjective, moving, touching, exciting)
4
urging(verb, compelling)
3
acting(verb, causing)
3
actuating
3
causative
3
exciting(adjective, moving, touching, stirring, stimulating)
3
fomenting(verb, compelling)
3
galvanizing(verb, compelling)
3
pressing(verb, compelling)
3
pushing(verb, compelling)
2
activating
2
affective(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
awakening(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
breathless(adjective, moving, touching, exciting, stirring)
2
dynamic(adjective, moving, energetic, powerful, touching)
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