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harming

harming is the present participle and gerund of harm.

Meaning of harm

Verb

harm (third-person singular simple present harms, present participle harming, simple past and past participle harmed)

  1. To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
    • Will justice and conscience of society not be harmed if people avoid the truth?2020 December 16, Yan Ming, “Awakening Moral Conscience”, in Minghui
    Synonyms:
    abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill, do violence to

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Words formed from harming

Phrases with harming

Words that rhyme with harming

Questions about harming

What is harming the present participle and gerund of?
Harming is the present participle and gerund of harm.

Words near harming in the dictionary

  1. harmikas
  2. harmin
  3. Harminder
  4. harmine
  5. harmines
  6. harming
  7. harming a fly
  8. harming a hair on someone's head
  9. Harmis
  10. Harmison
  11. Harmisons

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