paralyze
verb (used with object)
to affect with paralysis.
was paralyzing
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past progressiveof paralyze.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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That would be the biggest drop for the index since the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was paralyzing the global economy.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
The juxtaposition of her newfound status against all-encompassing grief was paralyzing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
It was paralyzing knowing I couldn’t fix everything.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
India, where polio was paralyzing 500 to 1,000 children per day in the 1990s, eliminated the disease in 2014.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 23, 2019
I loved them for not giving up on me because charting this unknown territory on a leap of faith at times was paralyzing.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
