Overview of noun instilling

The noun instilling has 1 sense

• inculcation, ingraining, instilling -- (teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition)

Overview of verb instill

The verb instill has 5 senses

• instill, transfuse -- (impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students")


• instill, instil -- (enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye")


• impress, ingrain, instill -- (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us")


• inculcate, instill, infuse -- (teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation")


• impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture -- (fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide")