spurring >> spəː
Definition: [verb] urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
Example: she spurred her horse towards the hedge
Definition: [verb] give an incentive or encouragement to (someone).
Example: her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business
Definition: [verb] prune in (a side shoot of a plant) so as to form a spur close to the stem.
Example: spur back the lateral shoots