isolating

American  

[ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh-] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

Linguistics.

1. pertaining to or noting a language, as Vietnamese, that uses few or no bound forms and in which grammatical relationships are indicated chiefly through word order.

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isolating British  

/ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. linguistics another word for analytic

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Etymology

Origin of isolating

First recorded in 1855–60; isolat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Rather than isolating individual colors directly, the detectors collect encoded signals that contain hidden spectral information.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

“It’s incredibly isolating, and there’s a lot of rebuilding that has to happen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

With no treatments or vaccines available, finding contacts and isolating them for 21 days was the only way to disrupt transmission, she said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“There are isolating elements of this as well, but those do not outweigh how positive of an experience it has been.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

There was a real appeal in his noisy voice, as if Ginnie, by her answer, could save him from some particularly isolating form of pioneering.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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