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affecting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'affecting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affecting [ a.]
- Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight.
- Affected; given to false show.
2 . Affecting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'affecting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affecting [ s]
Meaning (1):
- arousing affect
Example in sentence:
  • his gratitude was simple and touching;
  • poignant grief cannot endure forever;
  • the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene