[noun]Kids of that age really shouldn't need prompting to say thank you for things. [U + to infinitive]Amazingly - without any prompting - my husband actually said how nice I looked in my new dress! [U]I didn't once compliment him, despite repeated promptings to do so. [C]
PROMPTING
Meaning of PROMPTING in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012