exerting
- 1Present participle and gerund of exert.
The lobby was accused of exerting undue influence over the committee's decision.
Exerting steady pressure on the brake pedal, she brought the car to a smooth stop.
Note
The -ing form carries both of exert's constructions, and what follows it tells them apart. With an ordinary object it means bringing something to bear, often something non-material: exerting influence, exerting pressure. With a reflexive pronoun the action turns inward. Exerting yourself means putting yourself into vigorous action, and the object is the person straining, not the force applied.
He was exerting himself to finish the fence before dark.
Exerting yourself in this heat is unwise.
exerting is a form of exert
exert, verb: To make use of or bring to bear something, especially a non-material power such as influence, authority, or pressure. Full entry
- Spelling
- exert → exerting: add -ing
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