dis|tract´ing|ly — dis|tract|ing «dihs TRAK tihng», adjective. that distracts: »Noises are distracting to a person trying to study. –dis|tract´ing|ly, adverb. –dis|tract´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|tract|ing — «dihs TRAK tihng», adjective. that distracts: »Noises are distracting to a person trying to study. –dis|tract´ing|ly, adverb. –dis|tract´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|tract´ing|ness — dis|tract|ing «dihs TRAK tihng», adjective. that distracts: »Noises are distracting to a person trying to study. –dis|tract´ing|ly, adverb. –dis|tract´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tract — ac·e·tract; at·tract; at·tract·a·ble; at·tract·ance; at·tract·ant; at·tract·ing·ly; con·tract·able; con·tract·ant; con·tract·ile; con·tract·less; con·tract·om·e·ter; de·tract; de·tract·er; de·tract·ing·ly; dis·tract·ed·ly; dis·tract·ibil·i·ty;… … English syllables
de|tract — «dih TRAKT», intransitive verb. 1. to take away a part; remove some of the quality or worth: »The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the picture. Modernizing the building s facade would…enhance, rather than detract from the character of the… … Useful english dictionary
shoot|ing — «SHOO tihng», noun. 1. the act of a person or thing that shoots. 2. a shoot or sprout. 3. the exclusive right to kill game on a particular tract: »Gentlemen…combine and lease the shooting over wide areas (Richard Jefferie). 4. the tract itself … Useful english dictionary
prov|ing ground — «PROO vihng», 1. a place, usually a large tract of land, for testing equipment, especially military weapons, vehicles, and other equipment: »The island is studded with the hallmark of the proving ground: towers (Newsweek). 2. any place that… … Useful english dictionary
salt|ing — «SL tihng», noun. 1. the act of a person or thing that salts. 2. British. a tract of land overflowed times by the sea: »At the bridge of the lower saltings the cattle gather and blare (Rudyard Kipling) … Useful english dictionary
attractingly — at·tract·ing·ly … English syllables
detractingly — de·tract·ing·ly … English syllables