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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
impelling is an adjective meaning "markedly effective as if by emotional pressure". It carries one recorded sense.
markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
“impelling skill as a teller of tales”
“an impelling personality”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for impelling come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.