- present participle of allow.
allowing
Example Sentences
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Hawaiian, United and Southwest offered travel waivers allowing customers to change affected flights at no extra cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The racks can be stacked on top of each other, allowing carriers to move hundreds of vehicles using a single vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The researchers connected the transmon qubit to a quantum circuit refrigerator, allowing them to control heat flow on the quantum scale and demonstrate that this heat could be transformed into measurable work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
AI was swiftly embedded in innumberable computer programs, often not even allowing a user to opt out.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
I want to tell him about Isabella’s mom not allowing her to have a boyfriend or something, but my mouth won’t let me say it.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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