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harming

verb
USHARM-ing/ˈhɑɹmɪŋ/UKHAHM-ing/ˈhɑːmɪŋ/

1 meaning of harming

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of harm.

    Pollution is slowly harming the coral reefs along the coast.

    He apologized for harming her reputation with the rumor.

    Note

    One spelling does two jobs. After a form of be it is a participle, building the progressive (pollution is harming the reefs). After a preposition, or as a subject, it is a gerund: a noun that still takes a direct object (apologized for harming her reputation). That object is what separates it from the noun harm, which needs to instead: harming the reefs, but harm to the reefs.

harming is a form of harm

harm, verb: To impair or damage something, generally a lifeless object rather than a person or animal. Full entry

Forms
harmharms he/she/itharming -ing formharmed past tense, past participle
Spelling
harm → harming: add -ing

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