powering
- 1Present participle of power.
Solar panels are powering most of the homes in the valley now.
The backup turbines kept powering the hospital through the blackout.
Note
The -ing form does two jobs. After be it marks an action in progress, and on its own it stands where a noun would, as in the cost of powering a city. With an object it means supplying energy, giving impetus, or striking hard (powering the ball into the net). Without one it means moving with great force or speed, as when a runner is powering through the crowd.
She came powering down the final straight, overtaking three runners at once.
Powering a whole city on wind alone is no longer a fantasy.
powering is a form of power
power, verb: To supply a machine or device with the energy it needs to work; also, to be the driving force behind something. Full entry
- Spelling
- power → powering: add -ing
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