affecting

Collocations

5

ADJ.

alive, annoying, arctic, dark, descriptive, entire, foreign, illegal

The dark affecting clouds rolled across the sky as the storm approached.

VERB + AFFECTING

distress, heat, labor, party, started, wave

A heat wave affecting the entire region started last Tuesday.

AFFECTING + NOUN

adolescents, body, countries, digestion, family, food, hospitality, layla

The new policy is affecting countries across Europe in unexpected ways.

PREP.

about, on

The new policy is affecting on how we manage our daily work schedules.

ADV.

adversely, also, commonly, merely, negatively, only, really

Pollution is only affecting the poorest neighborhoods in the city.

Definitions

adj

1

Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

Within this sphere, then, the reader is allowed to follow Hull's growth both as an individual and as a poet. She moves from pieces that are affecting, though merely descriptive, to "conversations," and finally, to strong affirmations spoken in the first person.

The moment when Tyrion firmly grabs his friend’s arm just before Dany utters the cue for Drogon to burn the eunuch alive is affecting, because it conveys both how much Tyrion cares for his friend, and also how much this is costing him.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — arousing affect

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Within this sphere, then, the reader is allowed to follow Hull's growth both as an individual and as a poet. She moves from pieces that are affecting, though merely descriptive, to "conversations," an

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The moment when Tyrion firmly grabs his friend’s arm just before Dany utters the cue for Drogon to burn the eunuch alive is affecting, because it conveys both how much Tyrion cares for his friend, and

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03

The serious job shortage is also affecting those illegal foreign workers.

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04

At present the text book issue between the Korean and Japanese governments is developing into a significant problem affecting both countries.

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05

She flitted about the party affecting a really annoying English accent.

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06

That's affecting me.

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