- present participle of disturb.
disturbing
Example Sentences
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The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom said the verdict sent "a disturbing message to those who attack and kill journalists".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“We felt the speaking version of the character was weird and disturbing and the voice never completely even matched what I thought Wile E. would sound like,” Green says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The track builds from there and explodes into a guitar solo, in which harrowing feedback is twisted into disturbing shapes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
All of which is disturbing enough, if not surprising.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The most disturbing part of our argument in the car that day was the moment my dad declared that he hated his life.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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