inhibiting
- 1Present participle and gerund of inhibit.
The new tariffs are inhibiting growth among small exporters across the region.
Cold temperatures are inhibiting the chemical reaction inside the battery.
Note
The -ing form does double duty. After be it builds the progressive (cold is inhibiting the reaction); standing alone it names the act (inhibiting growth was never the aim). The same spelling also works as an adjective taking more and most, as in a more inhibiting atmosphere, and the test is simple: if very or more fits, it is the adjective. In Philippine English the verb can also mean to recuse, as when a judge steps aside.
inhibiting is a form of inhibit
inhibit, verb: To hold back or keep in check; to restrain something or prevent it from acting freely. Full entry
- Spelling
- inhibit → inhibiting: add -ing
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