"affecting" meaning in English

See affecting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-affecting.ogg [US] Forms: more affecting [comparative], most affecting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} affecting (comparative more affecting, superlative most affecting)
  1. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions. Derived forms: affectingly, affectingness, unaffecting Translations (producing strong emotions): müəssir (Azerbaijani), təsirli (Azerbaijani), трогателен (trogatelen) (Bulgarian), koskettava (Finnish), liikuttava (Finnish), conmovedor (Spanish), rörande (Swedish), gripande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-affecting-en-adj-k8pKgSgB

Verb

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-affecting.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} affecting
  1. present participle and gerund of affect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: affect
    Sense id: en-affecting-en-verb-N7hgYjuz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

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