Forbidding Definition

fər-bĭdĭng, fôr-
adjective
Tending or threatening to impede progress.
Forbidding rapids.
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Looking dangerous, threatening, or disagreeable; repellent.
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Having a menacing aspect.
Forbidding thunderclouds.
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verb

Present participle of forbid.

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noun

The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

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Noun

Singular:
forbidding
Plural:
forbiddings

Forbidding Sentence Examples

  • She opened her eyes, forbidding herself from screaming as the pavement below grew closer.

  • A royal decree was issued on the 10th of December 1836 forbidding the export of slaves from any Portuguese possession.

  • Next year he persuaded the magistracy to issue an order forbidding Regius to travel beyond the received doctrine.

  • But the revocation of a desservant, and the forbidding him the execution of his ministry in the diocese, was not a case in which the council of state would interfere (Migne, ubi sup. " Appel comme d'abus," " Conseil d'etat ").

  • The lot of the slaves was also somewhat ameliorated by the law forbidding their exportation.

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