Polluting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Polluting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of pollute.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of pollute.
More Meanings
- Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.
Example Sentences
But because rare earths are polluting to mine and process, it can take nearly three decades to get permission to open and operate a rare-earth mine in America, so finding substitutes won’t be easy.
De-icing a plane is expensive, polluting, and time-consuming, so when sudden weather changes mean it has to be done twice, that has an impact on the bottom line, the environment and on-time departures.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contaminate, foul, pollutant, contaminant, contamination, dirty.
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