"affecting" meaning in English

See affecting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-affecting.ogg 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 82 18

Verb

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-affecting.ogg
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  1. present participle and gerund of affect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: affect
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          "sense": "producing strong emotions",
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