What part of speech is causing?

Causing can be categorized as a verb and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. causing is a verb, gerund of cause (infinitive).
  • 2. causing is a noun, singular of causings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does causing mean?

Definitions

Verb

cause - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

Noun

causing - the act of causing something to happen

Examples of causing

#   Sentence  
1. verb [This killing of a respected cleric will be causing us trouble for years to come.]
2. verb I believe that there might be a sign-flipping problem for PUTS that 's causing this whole issue.
3. verb Could he have had a blow to the head causing this atrophy?
4. verb Upon delivery it was clear the entire set was damaged: a piece of wood was broke on the headboard; the chest of drawers was missing all four pieces necessary to attach the legs; the dresser back legs were pushed in causing the dresser to lean into the wall; and a nighstand was missing a drawer.
5. verb When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
6. verb The sudden increase of cars is causing a large number of traffic accidents every day.
7. verb Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
8. verb "Your work has been causing a lot of complaints from customers; I'm ordering you to leave immediately." "Oh, up yours! I didn't want to work here in the first place."
9. verb I have run into a problem that is causing the delay of my payment.
10. verb She cursed him for causing the accident.
11. verb Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the store-front.
12. verb The job-seeking season is starting earlier each year and it's the mass media that are causing that trend by moving up their job interview schedule.
13. verb The typhoon struck the city, causing great damage.
14. verb The heavy rain brought the flood, causing damage.
15. verb My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
16. noun They are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
17. noun He had no cause to complain.
18. noun The cause of this celebration is the 10th anniversary of the Nat Gas futures contract.
19. noun P.S. - I am trying to conceptualize an effective guerilla media campaign to promote this cause.
20. noun They are currently in third place, and need your help so that the prize money can be used for a humanatarian cause.
21. noun You can check that out as well, to confirm that this is all real, and for a worthy cause.
22. noun It is certainly for a good cause.
23. noun The Communists thought they could defeat the ARVN, cause the fall of the South Vietnamese government, and the people would than rally to the Communist cause and leave the Americans stranded in a sea of angry peasants.
24. noun I, along with my friends, consider this doctor to be the cause of my death as he is not even trying to save my life by operating.
25. noun The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
26. noun You are always the cause of my worries.
27. noun You have no cause for anger.
28. noun What was the cause of your quarrel?
29. noun Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
30. noun The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
Sentence  
verb
[This killing of a respected cleric will be causing us trouble for years to come.]
I believe that there might be a sign-flipping problem for PUTS that 's causing this whole issue.
Could he have had a blow to the head causing this atrophy?
Upon delivery it was clear the entire set was damaged: a piece of wood was broke on the headboard; the chest of drawers was missing all four pieces necessary to attach the legs; the dresser back legs were pushed in causing the dresser to lean into the wall; and a nighstand was missing a drawer.
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
The sudden increase of cars is causing a large number of traffic accidents every day.
Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
"Your work has been causing a lot of complaints from customers; I'm ordering you to leave immediately." "Oh, up yours! I didn't want to work here in the first place."
I have run into a problem that is causing the delay of my payment.
She cursed him for causing the accident.
Instead of putting the car into gear, she put it into reverse, causing a great deal of damage to the store-front.
The job-seeking season is starting earlier each year and it's the mass media that are causing that trend by moving up their job interview schedule.
The typhoon struck the city, causing great damage.
The heavy rain brought the flood, causing damage.
My mother never drives for fear of causing an accident.
noun
They are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
He had no cause to complain.
The cause of this celebration is the 10th anniversary of the Nat Gas futures contract.
P.S. - I am trying to conceptualize an effective guerilla media campaign to promote this cause.
They are currently in third place, and need your help so that the prize money can be used for a humanatarian cause.
You can check that out as well, to confirm that this is all real, and for a worthy cause.
It is certainly for a good cause.
The Communists thought they could defeat the ARVN, cause the fall of the South Vietnamese government, and the people would than rally to the Communist cause and leave the Americans stranded in a sea of angry peasants.
I, along with my friends, consider this doctor to be the cause of my death as he is not even trying to save my life by operating.
The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
You are always the cause of my worries.
You have no cause for anger.
What was the cause of your quarrel?
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.

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