What part of speech is depressing?

Depressing can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. depressing is a verb, gerund of depress (infinitive).
  • 2. depressing is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more depressing
    most depressing
  • Positive: depressing 
  • Comparative: more depressing
  • Superlative: most depressing

Adjective to adverb

What does depressing mean?

Definitions

Adjective

depressing - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"

Verb

depress - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
depress - lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
depress - press down; "Depress the space key"

Examples of depressing

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The economic outlook is depressing.
2. adj. It was all the more depressing because it was raining.
3. adj. For some reason it looks to be turning out to be a depressing week.
4. adj. "I haven't got the time to keep up with you." "That's rather depressing."
5. adj. I'd go to the goth club more often, but my outfits are depressingly cheerful, not cheerfully depressing.
6. adj. All that effort - and nothing to show for it. How very depressing.
7. adj. This is so depressing.
8. adj. I can't think of anything more depressing than that.
9. adj. It's a rather depressing thing.
10. adj. That sounds depressing.
11. adj. It's so depressing.
12. adj. It's too depressing.
13. adj. That's so depressing.
14. adj. When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought.
15. adj. Living the kind of life that I live is senseless and depressing.
16. verb Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
17. verb Working in a Japanese company in China during a time like this is very interesting, but at the same time, slightly depressing.
18. verb You're depressing me.
19. verb Black is depressing.
20. verb This is depressing.
21. verb That was depressing.
22. verb Is that depressing?
23. verb It was depressing.
24. verb What I saw was depressing.
25. verb Tell me what is depressing you so much.
26. verb This town is depressing.
27. verb I used to think obituaries were depressing.
28. verb It's not as depressing anymore.
29. verb There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
30. verb The linguistic homogeneity of this place is depressing.
Sentence  
adj.
The economic outlook is depressing.
It was all the more depressing because it was raining.
For some reason it looks to be turning out to be a depressing week.
"I haven't got the time to keep up with you." "That's rather depressing."
I'd go to the goth club more often, but my outfits are depressingly cheerful, not cheerfully depressing.
All that effort - and nothing to show for it. How very depressing.
This is so depressing.
I can't think of anything more depressing than that.
It's a rather depressing thing.
That sounds depressing.
It's so depressing.
It's too depressing.
That's so depressing.
When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought.
Living the kind of life that I live is senseless and depressing.
verb
Recently, you've been depressing to hang out with.
Working in a Japanese company in China during a time like this is very interesting, but at the same time, slightly depressing.
You're depressing me.
Black is depressing.
This is depressing.
That was depressing.
Is that depressing?
It was depressing.
What I saw was depressing.
Tell me what is depressing you so much.
This town is depressing.
I used to think obituaries were depressing.
It's not as depressing anymore.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
The linguistic homogeneity of this place is depressing.

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