Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for forbidding. Search instead for forbiddin.
Definitions

forbidding

[fer-bid-ing, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd ɪŋ, fɔr- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed forbidding gas stations from changing prices more than once a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

But that decision does not prevent Congress from forbidding them by legislation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Ms. Sheehy has a somewhat steely and slightly forbidding chilliness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Snape had reinstated Umbridge’s old decree forbidding gatherings of three or more students or any unofficial student societies.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling