disturb
verb (used with object)
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
is disturbing
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present progressiveof disturb (3rd person singular).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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All of which is disturbing enough, if not surprising.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
It isn’t just the job-destroying potential that is disturbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
"The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices is disturbing," the 21-year-old said in a three-minute video on her Instagram page.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
D’Adamo said the damage that rapid land subsidence is causing along parts of the Friant-Kern Canal is disturbing and needs to be addressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
“That streak of madness has returned and is disturbing you again, okwia?”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
