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retarding

USri-TAHRD-ing/ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)dɪŋ/UKri-TAHD-ing/ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)dɪŋ/

2 meanings of retarding

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of retard. Use it after "is" or "are", or as a noun.

    The cold weather is retarding the growth of the young plants.

    Keeping bread in a dry box helps by retarding mold.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A slowing down, or something that holds a thing back.

    The retarding of the plants' growth was caused by the cold spring.

    A small retarding of the old clock made it lose a minute every day.

    Similarslowing, deceleration, delay, slowdown

    Oppositeacceleration

retarding is a form of retard

retard, verb: To make something go slower or happen later than it would, or stop it from moving forward. Full entry

Forms
retardretards he/she/itretarding -ing formretarded past tense, past participle
Spelling
retard → retarding: add -ing

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