- present participle of disrupt.
disrupting
Example Sentences
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Dr Peter Walsh, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory, says it is highly plausible that the new routes are due to police disrupting boat launches in northern France.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Digital photography was disrupting the industry, but the company’s then-chief dismissed it as “an intermezzo.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It also released an image of a drone bearing the ironic message "Digital Detox", confirming that the strikes were aimed at disrupting internet access in Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Investors have learned that military exercises usually end without disrupting commerce.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
There is no one else in the tent, nothing disrupting the surroundings.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
