# tabooing

Pronunciation: say "tuh-BOO-ing" /təˈbuɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of taboo. — present participle and gerund of taboo
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of taboo. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _Critics accused the network of tabooing any mention of the scandal._
   - _By tabooing the subject, the family only made the children more curious about it._

## Noun

2. The act of placing a taboo on someone or something.
   - Simple: Putting a taboo on something, so that people must not do it or talk about it.
   - _The long tabooing of mental illness kept many families from seeking help._
   - _In some communities, the tabooing of certain foods lasts for the whole period of mourning._

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