What part of speech is counteracting?

Counteracting can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. counteracting is a verb, gerund of counteract (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does counteracting mean?

Definitions

Verb

counteract - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
counteract - act in opposition to
counteract - oppose or check by a counteraction

Examples of counteracting

#   Sentence  
1. verb Intellect is no great help in counteracting feelings of guilt, which originate in the heart.
2. verb This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues.
3. verb Reality and dreams counteract each other.
4. verb Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
5. verb Reality and dreams counteract each other.
6. verb Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
Sentence  
verb
Intellect is no great help in counteracting feelings of guilt, which originate in the heart.
This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues.
Reality and dreams counteract each other.
Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
Reality and dreams counteract each other.
Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.

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