deter
verb (used with object)
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding.
was deterring
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past progressiveof deter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He believes the GP shortage is partly a lack of workforce planning but said that the workload was deterring junior doctors from taking up full-time posts or entering GP partnerships.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
The groups said the administration was deterring Taiwan from submitting requests for some platforms, including for MH-60R helicopters, because they "do not fit" with the strategy.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2022
President Barack Obama’s Alliance for Prosperity looked eerily like Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress, though its stated rationale was deterring migration rather than deterring communism.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Planning a new route typically takes two years to develop and the risk of a different regulatory environment was deterring airlines, he added.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2018
She found herself accepting this proposition, for the blaze of the sun on the length of the dusty street was deterring.
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
