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disturbing the peace

disturbing the peace is the present participle and gerund of disturb the peace.

Meaning of disturb the peace

Verb

disturb the peace (third-person singular simple present disturbs the peace, present participle disturbing the peace, simple past and past participle disturbed the peace)

  1. To behave in an inappropriately violent, noisy, or disruptive manner in public.
    • The bare dozen passengers the station sees in a month do little to disturb the peace.1939 July, “Pertinent Paragraphs: Port Victoria”, in Railway Magazine, page 67

Questions about disturbing the peace

What is disturbing the peace the present participle and gerund of?
Disturbing the peace is the present participle and gerund of disturb the peace.

Words near disturbing the peace in the dictionary

  1. disturbest
  2. disturbeth
  3. disturbful
  4. disturbin'
  5. disturbing
  6. disturbing the peace
  7. disturbingly
  8. disturbingness
  9. disturbs
  10. disturbs the peace
  11. disturn

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