paralyze
verb (used with object)
to affect with paralysis.
are paralyzing
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present progressiveof paralyze.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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Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster last week over South Africa's power crisis, as daily rolling power cuts are paralyzing businesses.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
He warned they "are paralyzing the global response to the dramatic challenges we face," citing war, climate, poverty, hunger, and inequality.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2022
He gets $700 billion, albeit in pieces over time, and he gets to decide exactly how he wants to purge the market of the bad loans that are paralyzing the financial system.
From Time Magazine Archive
