distracting

adj 2

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ADJ.

difficult, kind, many, most, rude, shut, theatrical

VERB + DISTRACTING

am, clutter, list, stop, stopped, talking, try

DISTRACTING + NOUN

activity, elements, environment, linda, rima, yourself

PREP.

from, up

ADV.

always

Definitions

adj

Causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.

Sending a text message was considered to be the most distracting activity to perform while driving. From the list, the least distracting activity was having a conversation with a passenger.

Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).

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Sending a text message was considered to be the most distracting activity to perform while driving. From the list, the least distracting activity was having a conversation with a passenger.

Wiktionary

Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).

Wiktionary

Please don't make a lot of loud, unnecessary noises—slamming the desk or copy machine drawer closed, etc. This is very distracting and rude.

Wiktionary

It's kind of distracting.

Tatoeba · #2774778

Stop distracting me.

Tatoeba · #3822699

It's very distracting.

Tatoeba · #4101031

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