- present participle of allow.
allowing
Example Sentences
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Also, they have been using so-called mesh networking technology, which is harder to jam and makes it possible to relay radio signals from drone to drone, thus allowing them to cover longer distances.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Gallows humor, another military mainstay, plays a similar role, allowing service members to literally laugh at death.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2026
As the tectonic plate bends near the subduction zone, fractures develop, allowing the magma to rise through the crust, much like liquid being squeezed from a sponge.
From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026
This week, Steve Hilton, the GOP candidate for California governor, wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, urging him to rescind the agency’s recent action allowing AT&T to end its copper landline service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
I let them fiddle with their phones as I stirred the dduk mixture, allowing my muscles to whip the flour and sugar water into a sweet, chewy mass of luck.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
