triggering

English

Verb

triggering

1. present participle of trigger

Noun

triggering (plural triggerings)

1. The initiation of an event or process.

Adjective

triggering (not comparable)

1. That triggers or initiates.
   • 2020 October 13, Beatrice Loayza, “Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin Eden”, in AV Club:

     With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry.

   • 2021 March 7, Tiffany Hsu, “Spit Swapping, Hard Pants and Hope: New Ads Envision Post-Pandemic Life”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Not so very long ago, the notion of saliva was considered so triggering that the chicken chain KFC dropped its “finger-lickin’ good” catchphrase, calling it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020.”

Derived terms

• port triggering
• triggering sequence

Anagrams

• retrigging