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influencing

SayIN-floo-uhns-ing/ˈɪn.flu.əns.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralinfluencings

2 meanings of influencing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of influence. Use this form for something that is changing what someone thinks or does right now.

    She is influencing her little brother to eat more vegetables.

    Influencing other people takes time and patience.

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  2. 2
    nounobsolete
    The power to change what people think or do.
    My own, my human mind, which passively Now renders and receives fast influencings,
    1816, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mont BlancHere, influencings means effects that change or shape something.
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influencing is a form of influence

influence, verb: To change what someone thinks or does, or how something happens, often in a quiet way. Full entry

Forms
influenceinfluences he/she/itinfluencing -ing forminfluenced past tense, past participle
Spelling
influence → influencing: drop the e, add -ing

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