forbid
verb (used with object)
to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place.
are forbidding
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present progressiveof forbid.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These ocean worlds are forbidding, hostile, sunless and remote — but many scientists say they also hold the key to life.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2016
Hinson and other experts said more carriers are forbidding multiple embryos from being transferred at once.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
They are not just discouraging fans from walking to MetLife Stadium on game day in February — they are forbidding it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2013
A note in Mawby's file reads: "Considering the worsening operational conditions in Great Britain and after evaluating dangerous signals… we are forbidding all contacts with him."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2012
The jeep trails do not cross it, nor even go close to it, for the mountains around it are forbidding, too steep and rocky even for jeeps, and are covered with thorny thickets.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
