disturb
verb (used with object)
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
have been disturbing
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present perfect progressiveof disturb.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The ramifications of not being able to prepare have been disturbing for those helping out in the community.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
There have been disturbing reports of increased tensions among Sudan’s different security forces, Perthes added.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
“The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing and disorienting and it’s completely unacceptable that any woman at the ‘Today’ show experienced this kind of treatment,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Opting in, the siblings learned a fact about themselves that would have been disturbing, were it not so obviously in error: Jackie had an uncle, the software told them—an Uncle Alex.
From Slate ● May 21, 2013
Shelley and I, of course, were up in arms against this piece of piety, and have been disturbing every body to get the sentence changed. * * is gone to see what can be done.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
