- present participle of distract.
distracting
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It’s slightly distracting that his character was assembled by a basket weaver out of wicker, but it takes only a bit of adjustment to get used to the creaking noises he makes when he moves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Probably because the danger it poses to the economy is so distracting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Briton wore ear plugs during each change of ends, just as he did at Wimbledon to maintain his focus and block out any distracting noise.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The forest was seething with an army of wild animals, distracting the robot, luring the terrible thing deeper into their trap.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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