triggering

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triggering

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of trigger

noun triggerings

  1. The initiation of an event or process.

adjective

  1. not comparable That triggers or initiates. With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: spark, spark off, trip, touch off, set off, actuate, activate, initiation, induction, gun trigger, trigger off, prompting, starting, inducing, stirring, enabling

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@misc{triggering_2026,
  title = {triggering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/triggering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}