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inhibiting

verb
Sayin-HIB-i-ting/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/

1 meaning of inhibiting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of inhibit. Use this form to talk about something stopping or slowing another thing as it happens.

    Fear was inhibiting her from speaking up in class.

    The thick mud kept inhibiting the team's progress up the hill.

    Note

inhibiting is a form of inhibit

inhibit, verb: To hold something back or stop it from happening fully. Full entry

Forms
inhibitinhibits he/she/itinhibiting -ing forminhibited past tense, past participle
Spelling
inhibit → inhibiting: add -ing

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