- present participle of forbid.
forbidding
Example Sentences
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The New York Times calling it "cold and forbidding", while the Washington Post described it as a "time warp."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Beijing retaliated by forbidding Chinese companies from ordering Boeing jets -- or receiving those already ordered.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
They worked to exclude religious schools anyway by forbidding participants from discriminating based on religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He saw no signs forbidding parking where he pulled over, and the curb was not, by all appearances, painted red, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Just saying there was no need to do a thing wasn’t specifically forbidding an elf to do it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing forbidding
