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[ adjective ] seeking advancement or recognition

Synonyms

would-be wishful aspirant

Used in print

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

Though merely clear glass , it was a distinctive trade_mark for an aspiring actor who hoped to imprint himself upon the memories of producers .

Related terms

hopeful

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[ adjective ] desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

Synonyms

aspirant

Related terms

ambitious

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Rhymes with

perspiring uninspiring expiring inspiring sparring despairing unsparing tiring sparing acquiring admiring poring pouring spring soaring offspring hiring starring storing wiring firing retiring shoring suffering scoring snoring disappearing roaring paring pairing outpouring adoring retiring appearing assuring wellspring ministering imploring steering staring reassuring disappearing comparing towering barring boring shearing sharing string sneering swearing hamstring earring alluring ring wring rearing goring offering warring jarring overpowering maturing firing engineering electioneering uncaring domineering bioengineering maturing flooring covering jeering earring airing turing during bearing daring touring behring bering baring tearing shoestring hearing gearing wearing cheering caring veering mooring herring endearing childbearing during blaring bring flaring glaring differing clearing curing enduring racketeering enduring rehearing interfering overbearing feathering lingering remembering

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 S P AY1 R IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

aspirin aspirer aspiration aspirator aspire aspirate aspirant asperity

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