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infecting

verb
Sayin-FEK-ting/ɪnˈfɛktɪŋ/

1 meaning of infecting

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    verb
    Present participle and gerund of infect. Use this form for a disease spreading right now.

    The cold is infecting everyone in our class.

    Washing your hands stops germs from infecting you.

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infecting is a form of infect

infect, verb: To pass germs into someone's body so the germs begin to make the person sick. Full entry

Forms
infectinfects he/she/itinfecting -ing forminfected past tense, past participle
Spelling
infect → infecting: add -ing

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