moderating
- 1Present participle and gerund of moderate.
The board is moderating its earlier demands to reach a deal.
Moderating the discussion forum kept her busy every evening.
Note
The -ing form carries every use of the verb, transitive and intransitive. With an object it means toning something down or chairing it, as in moderating demands or moderating a debate. Without one it describes something easing on its own, as in the winds are moderating. Only the verb has this form: the adjective moderate, meaning not excessive, never takes -ing. In a reactor, it means fitting with a substance that slows neutrons.
moderating is a form of moderate
moderate, verb: To reduce the excessiveness or intensity of something; to make something less extreme. Full entry
- Spelling
- moderate → moderating: drop the e, add -ing
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