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disrupting

USdis-RUP-ting/dɪsˈɹʌptɪŋ/UKdis-RUPT-ing/dɪsˈɹʌptɪŋ/

2 meanings of disrupting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of disrupt. Use this form for an action happening right now.

    The loud drilling kept disrupting our class all afternoon.

    Please stop disrupting the meeting with your phone calls.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Causing trouble or breaking the normal flow of something.

    Like someone who keeps knocking over a tower of blocks others are trying to build.

    The disrupting noise from the street made it hard to study.

    His constant questions were very disrupting to the whole group.

    Similardisturbing, unsettling, distracting, troublesome, upsetting

    Oppositecalming, steadying

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disrupting is a form of disrupt

disrupt, verb: To stop or slow down something that is happening normally. Full entry

Forms
disruptdisrupts he/she/itdisrupting -ing formdisrupted past tense, past participle
Spelling
disrupt → disrupting: add -ing

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