Distracting
[dɪ'stræktɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distract
(a.) Tending or serving to distract.
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Examples
- Here---- (Terrible, most distracting to the ear, was the strained shout in which the last stanza was given. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Isolated from their connection with the present environment in which individuals have to act, they become a kind of rival and distracting environment. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- While he was struggling with these distracting calls of duty and science he was obliged to go to Washington to see his patent attorney. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He could walk up and down, free from distracting fancies, praying for himself and for them. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- For with the removal of distracting idols, man's experience becomes the center of thought. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But if you will come and explain distracting appearances I do not question that you can show your honesty to me. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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