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paralysing

paralysing is the alternative spelling of paralyzing.

paralysing is the present participle and gerund of paralyse.

Meaning of paralyzing

Adjective

paralyzing (comparative more paralyzing, superlative most paralyzing)

  1. That paralyzes.
    • The snake's paralyzing venom prevented the mouse from escaping.

Meaning of paralyse

Verb

paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)

  1. British standard spelling of paralyze.

Forms of paralysing

comparativemore paralysing
superlativemost paralysing
alternative formparalyzing

Words formed from paralysing

Questions about paralysing

What is paralysing the alternative spelling of?
Paralysing is the alternative spelling of paralyzing.

Words near paralysing in the dictionary

  1. paralysed
  2. paralysedly
  3. paralyser
  4. paralysers
  5. paralyses
  6. paralysing
  7. paralysingly
  8. paralysis
  9. paralysis agitans
  10. paralysis by analysis
  11. paralysis tick

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paralysing (page history and authors); paralyzing (page history and authors); paralyse (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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