hearten
verb (used with object)
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
are heartening
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present progressiveof hearten.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the corner of Lake and Mariposa in Altadena, two restaurants — Betsy and Miya — are heartening signs of life just a few hundred feet apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Persaud stresses that her team is not claiming these results are cures, but they are heartening.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024
The algae system produced an extremely small amount of power The researchers behind the project will obviously need to scale up their solution, but they say the basic attributions of algae power generation are heartening.
From The Verge ● May 16, 2022
These data are heartening, but they are only a start.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2019
These developments are heartening indeed, and we are hopeful of continuing progress.
From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
