- present participle of cause.
causing
Example Sentences
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The decibel meter on my cellphone showed an average level of 105, which is jackhammer level, capable of causing permanent hearing loss after 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
By this point the Moon will be very low in the south-western sky, causing something known as the Moon illusion.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And in Germany, the Rhine has fallen so much that river ports have had to shut down, causing logistical chaos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The extreme weather is prompting concerns among farmers about the supply of fodder for livestock, with heat and drought leaving seeds underdeveloped and causing plants to age and die prematurely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But soon they have climbed too high, causing my heart to skip.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
