supporting
adjective
1. furnishing support and encouragement
- the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
Similar word(s): supportive, encouraging
2. capable of bearing a structural load
- a supporting wall
Similar word(s): bearing
noun
1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- he leaned against the wall for support
Similar word(s): support
verb
1. present participle of support