prohibiting
USproh-HIB-it-ing/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/UKpruh-HIB-it-ing/pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of prohibit.
The council passed an ordinance prohibiting fireworks within city limits.
Lawmakers are prohibiting the sale of these chemicals to the public.
Note
One spelling does two grammatical jobs. As a participle it can follow a noun like a shortened relative clause: an ordinance prohibiting fireworks means an ordinance that prohibits them, a shape common in official wording. As a gerund it works as a noun: Prohibiting the sale proved unpopular. Either way it stays transitive, so it needs an object naming what is forbidden.
prohibiting is a form of prohibit
prohibit, verb: To officially forbid an action or make it illegal, usually through a rule, law, or order. Full entry
- Forms
- prohibitprohibits he/she/itprohibiting -ing formprohibited past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- prohibit → prohibiting: add -ing
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