distracting
distracting adjective: causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus. Also the present participle and gerund of distract.
Adjective
distracting (comparative more distracting, superlative most distracting)
- Causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.
- Sending a text message was considered to be the most distracting activity to perform while driving. From the list, the least distracting activity was having a conversation with a passenger.2006, Daniel M. Sturnquist, Mobile Phones and Driving, page 51
- Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).2007, Cheryl Smith ·, Visiting the Dog Park: Having Fun, Staying Safe, page 42
- Diverting
Also used as
distracting is also the present participle and gerund of distract.
distracting meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Punjabi
distracting in Hindi
- विचलित करने वाला, विचलित करने वाली
distracting in Marathi
- विचलित करणारे, विचलित करणारा, विचलित करणारी
distracting in Malayalam
- വ്യതിചലിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
distracting in Punjabi
- ਧਿਆਨ ਭਟਕਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਧਿਆਨ ਭਟਕਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ
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- distracting in Nepali
- विचलित गर्ने, विचलित पार्ने
Forms of distracting
| comparative | more distracting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most distracting |
Words formed from distracting
Questions about distracting
- What does distracting mean?
- Distracting means causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.
- What is distracting in Hindi?
- Distracting in Hindi is विचलित करने वाला, विचलित करने वाली. See Distracting meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is distracting?
- Distracting is an adjective.
Words near distracting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: distracting (page history and authors); distracting (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracting (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracting (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracting (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); distracting (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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