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insulating

insulating is the present participle and gerund of insulate.

Meaning of insulate

Verb

insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)

  1. To separate, detach, or isolate.
  2. To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
    • Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.

See all 3 meanings of insulate

Adjective

insulating (comparative more insulating, superlative most insulating)

  1. That insulates.

Forms of insulating

comparativemore insulating
superlativemost insulating

Words formed from insulating

Phrases with insulating

Questions about insulating

What does insulating mean?
Insulating means that insulates.
What is insulating the present participle and gerund of?
Insulating is the present participle and gerund of insulate.
What part of speech is insulating?
Insulating is an adjective.

Words near insulating in the dictionary

  1. insulas
  2. insulatard
  3. insulate
  4. insulated
  5. insulates
  6. insulating
  7. insulating tape
  8. insulating tapes
  9. insulation
  10. insulationism
  11. insulationist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: insulating (page history and authors); insulate (page history and authors). 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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