inhibit
verb (used with object)
to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
was inhibiting
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past progressiveof inhibit.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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In 2009, Swinomish produced a climate impact assessment that said the rising ocean acidity as a result of greenhouse gas emissions was inhibiting shellfishes’ ability to grow shells.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
The Dkk4 protein was inhibiting the genes that produce other signaling molecules known as Wnt proteins, Dr. Barsh said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
When a mated pair of Komodo dragons at the National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., failed to produce a live hatchling, Holick determined that their glass enclosure was inhibiting Vitamin D production.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2018
He says his epiphany came a few years ago, when he noticed he was surrounded by technology that was inhibiting him from concentrating on the things he wanted to focus on.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2017
His was laden in resentment over the idea of returning home to this blind lover who couldn't see that the two of them living together was inhibiting the progress of his manuscript.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
