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disturbing

Saydis-TUR-bingUS/dɪˈstɝbɪŋ/UK/dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/

2 meanings of disturbing

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Making someone feel worried, upset, or scared.

    Like a scary picture you keep seeing in your head and can't forget.

    The movie had some really disturbing scenes near the end.

    She found the loud noises at night deeply disturbing.

    Similarupsetting, distressing, troubling, unsettling, disquieting

    Oppositereassuring, comforting, heartening

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of disturb. Use this form for something that is happening right now.

    He kept disturbing the class with silly jokes.

    Stop disturbing the cat while it sleeps.

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disturbing is a form of disturb

disturb, verb: To break the calm of something steady, like still water or quiet thoughts. Full entry

Forms
disturbdisturbs he/she/itdisturbing -ing formdisturbed past tense, past participle
Spelling
disturb → disturbing: add -ing

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