- present participle of distract.
distracting
Example Sentences
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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 wicketkeeper at the time, who I won't name, ran on the spot very loudly in a distracting fashion as the bowler was running in.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
You can’t squint past the distracting lens flares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
I just hoped Annabeth could stay alive and keep distracting him long enough for me, to find Grover and Clarisse.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
