- present participle of disturb.
disturbing
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A wheel can spin continuously around a fixed axle, allowing it to rotate without disturbing whatever it supports.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The movie is disturbing precisely because it so accurately recreates the environments of the likes of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” or “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” just with a lot more menace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
It is disturbing to see a mother not only fail to support her daughter but so actively work against her—and to undermine her character to boot.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
That framing makes the doorstep surveillance more disturbing.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
She crept across the room to her microscopically out-of-line desk and sat down silently in her seat, all without disturbing the air.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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