What does suppressing mean?
Suppressing means present participle and gerund of suppress.
Suppressing
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of suppress.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of suppress
- The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
Example Sentences
The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.
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Word Forms
- suppressings
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The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.
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