limiting
US/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
limiting noun: a limitation. Also the present participle and gerund of limit.
Noun
limiting (plural limitings)
- A limitation.
- After the discoveries of criticism, the new reverence for the Bible will teach one thing, and that namely which has been my theme, — how much deeper the truth that is in Christ lies than the errors and limitings of the understanding […]1846, George Frederick Simmons, Letter to the So-called "Boston Churches", page 19
Also used as
limiting is also the present participle and gerund of limit.
limiting meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
limiting in Tamil
- மட்டுப்படுத்துதல், வரம்புக்குட்படுத்துதல்
limiting in Marathi
- मर्यादा घालणे
limiting in Telugu
- పరిమితపరచడం, పరిమితం చేయడం
limiting in Malayalam
- പരിമിതപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു
More languagesFewer languages
- limiting in Kannada
- ಮಿತಿಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು, ಸೀಮಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
- limiting in Odia
- ସୀମିତ କରିବା
- limiting in Nepali
- सीमित गर्दै
Examples of limiting in a sentence
- Bacteria exhibit geometric increase in numbers when the environment is not limiting.
- I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
- Jeurys Familia got Willians Astudillo to ground into a double play, limiting the damage.
Forms of limiting
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Words formed from limiting
Phrases with limiting
Questions about limiting
- What does limiting mean?
- Limiting means a limitation.
- What is limiting in Tamil?
- Limiting in Tamil is மட்டுப்படுத்துதல், வரம்புக்குட்படுத்துதல். See Limiting meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is limiting?
- Limiting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce limiting?
- Limiting is pronounced /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of limiting?
- The plural of limiting is limitings.
Words near limiting in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: limiting (page history and authors); limiting (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limiting (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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