# suppressing

Pronunciation: say "suh-PRES-ing" US/UK /səˈpɹɛsɪŋ/, AUS /səˈpɹesɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of suppress. — present participle and gerund of suppress
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of suppress. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Suppressing the evidence, the official hoped the scandal would fade._
   - _The regime spent decades suppressing any criticism in the press._

## Noun

2. The act by which something is held down, stopped, or kept from being known or expressed.
   - Simple: The act of stopping something or holding it back so it cannot be seen or continue.
   - _The suppressing of the rebellion required thousands of troops and months of effort._
   - _Years of suppressing his ambitions eventually wore him down._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/suppressing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).